to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
power; authority; influence
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
armed might; military power; the sword; force
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to push down; to knock down
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
detour; circumvention; turning movement
library (usu. single-room); small library
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to shave off; to scrape off
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
remains; corpse; (dead) body
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
to use up all one's strength; to die
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to return a favor (favour); to repay
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured