long time; long interval; for quite some time
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
dragon god; dragon king; naga
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to manage a state; to govern a country
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
various countries; various regions; various provinces
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to serve; to work for; to attend
unification of the whole country
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to run away; to escape safely
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
in accordance with; according to
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)