the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
calamity; disaster; accident
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to attack; to assault; to assail
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
one by one; one after another; successively
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
intercept; interception; counter-attack
several times (as large, over)
dozens; scores of; decades
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
cane; walking stick; staff; wand