probability; likelihood; chances
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
another thing; exception; special case
study; diligence; discount; reduction
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
correction; rectification; mending; repair
retry; another try; another go
at some point in the past; at some stage
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
wandering; rambling; roaming
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
that's the way it is; such is life
to accept; to receive; to agree
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
sense of values; values; value system
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
prize money; monetary award; reward
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
strong person; the strong; the powerful
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years