to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
last night; yesterday evening
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
something like ...; something called ...
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tradition; legend; folklore
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
treasured article or vessel; outstanding individual
bringing; taking; carrying
to order; to command; to appoint
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
progress; advance; improvement; development
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
living thing; living creature; animal; life
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to find out; to discover; to detect
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
like this; in this way; as you see
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever