origin; beginning; source
it's probably so; it stands to reason
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
solitary island; isolated island
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
since when; from when; how long
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
reopening; resumption; restarting
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to need; to call for; to require
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
assertion; declaration; affirmation
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success