large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
tradition; legend; folklore
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
base (military, expedition, etc.)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
around the world; throughout the world
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to face; to go towards; to head towards
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
without; unless; have to do
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up