long time; long interval; for quite some time
without eating or drinking
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
great war; great battle; world war
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
one day; (on) a certain day
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
one-by-one; separately; in detail
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
relatively; comparatively
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
appreciation; admiration; enjoyment
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
ancestor; forefather; foremother
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
marriage ceremony; wedding
public holiday; celebration (of)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
death; the late; the deceased
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to pass (of time); to elapse
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)