matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to look around; to look towards (us)
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
day of spring; spring sun
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
oracle; revelation; divine message
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
level ground; plain; flatland
fertile; rich; productive
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
between both countries; bilateral
fortress; stronghold; citadel
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
life or death; existence; destiny
entreaty; appeal; petition
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki