relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
way of calling (something or someone)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
for example; for instance; e.g.
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
serious; severe; grave; acute
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money