dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
recovery; rescue; recapture
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
casualties; the killed and wounded
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
Minister of Finance; Treasurer
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
river; stream; River; the ... river
nature; property; disposition
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
possible; likely; probable
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
island group; archipelago
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it