appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
in the end; on top of that
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
doppelgänger; doppelganger
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as (for); for; in the capacity of
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
pending question; unresolved problem
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality