magic; sorcery; incantation
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
talkative person; chatterbox
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
toying with; playing with; making a plaything of (someone); treating as a plaything; trifling with
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
corruption (of order, public morals, etc.); subversion; degradation; collapse (of an organization, system, etc.); falling apart
if only there were ...; if (it) actually existed; there's not even ...; completely lacking ...
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to thrust down; to push off
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
to be given up; to be discontinued
what's more; moreover; at that; even so; and yet