companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
safety; welfare; well-being
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to be selected (from among many people)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
armed forces; military; troops
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
members; member; constituent
extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
falling asleep in one's clothes; lying down to nap; crashing out