birth; creation; formation
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
due form; official; formality
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
and; thereupon; because of that
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in proportion to; just as much as
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
an apprentice system; apprenticeship
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
I see; that's right; indeed
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
killing two birds with one stone
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
human resources; man-power resources
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace