gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
originating (something); coming up with the idea; starting (something); spiritual awakening; resolution
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
several years; a few years
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be overcome with emotion
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
magic sword; cursed sword
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness