never mind!; don't worry about it
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to watch intently; to stare
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
overhasty; rash; premature
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
weakening; emaciation; decline
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
belief; faith; conviction
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little