unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
continuation; succession; series
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
secret military agency; secret service
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to kill; to defeat; to beat
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
had better ...; had better not ...
science and technology; scientific technique
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
if it is the case that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial