war; fighting; fierce competition
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
tradition; legend; folklore
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
curse; spell; malediction
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to sprout; to put forth buds
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
while; even though; despite
people; men and women; each person; everybody