brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
party; gang; company; squad
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
the other day; a few days ago
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
with a single blow; with one stroke
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
residence; abode; dwelling
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
secret; private; surreptitious
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
survival; survivor; relic
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
dukedom; duchy; principality
national border; provincial border