dark; not understood; unknown
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
war; battle; match; game; competition
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
most difficult; next to impossible
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
limited; limiting; restrictive
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
great admiration; deep respect
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to hand over; to surrender
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
dying while traveling; dying while abroad
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
chasing down and capturing (a criminal, etc.)
signs of human habitation
(death from) starvation; starving to death
while alive; during one's lifetime
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
natural span of life; 250 years old