change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
approximate age; age range
war; fighting; fierce competition
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
indescribable; having no way to express
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
vocal sound; tone of voice
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life