a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
weakening; emaciation; decline
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
human pillar; human sacrifice
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
scale; scope; plan; structure
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
man; male; masculine gender
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
meaning; significance; sense
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence