to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
moron; idiot; stupid person
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
bravery; courage; heroism
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
lifelike; exact resemblance
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
draw (in competition); tie game
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
sympathy; compassion; pity
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
surely; certainly; without doubt
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up