contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to be worried; to be troubled
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to set up shop; to open a store
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
in the mountains; among the mountains
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
last days; the end; one's fate
stale; hackneyed; cliched
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)