retiring from military service
individual; private person; personal; natural person
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
generation; lifetime; age
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to put one's life on the line
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
depending on; dependent on
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
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)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
indescribable; having no way to express
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
the same generation; coeval
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
step; stride; counter for steps
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
for this very reason; that is exactly why
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...