influence; clout; leverage
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
correction; revision; amendment
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt