author; writer; novelist; artist
ability; capability; skill
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
library; book collection; paperback book
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
development; exploitation
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to follow another's example
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
eastern part; the east (of a region)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
great war; great battle; world war
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back