spread; span; expanse; extent
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
in the following manner; as follows
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
since then; from that time; ever since
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
birth date; date of birth; DOB
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
true character; real nature
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
at first; initially; in the beginning
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence