to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
salvation of one's country
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
leader; authority; mainstay
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
completion; perfection; accomplishment
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through