independence movement; mutually independent
support; backing; aid; assistance
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
one's later years; final years (in life)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
again; once more; a second time
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to seek a path; to find one's way
to be shot dead by an assassin
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to get strong; to gain strength
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to become better; to improve