to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
accession to the throne; enthronement
fighting in numerous battles
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
dukedom; duchy; principality
to be worried; to be troubled
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
under control (e.g. of territory)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
near oneself; close to one; familiar