only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
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
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
skilled manager; resourceful general
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
that; the matter in question
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
beginning; outset; first; onset
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
all; entire; whole; altogether
every year; yearly; annually
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
imperial decree; imperial edict
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)