origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
self-consciousness; self-awareness
now that; since; so long as; because
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with one's heart and soul
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
since when; from when; how long
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
religious exultation; ecstasy
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
pair; the two; both persons; both things
body; physical system; (the) person