influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
power; authority; influence
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
lord of a manor; estate steward
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
at the last moment; this late in the game
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
assistance; backing; reinforcements
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to