Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
technique; art; skill; move
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
second day of the month; two days
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to state; to express; to mention
to rule; to govern; to administer
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
maintenance; preservation; improvement
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
site; point on a map; spot
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable