truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
memory; sense; experience
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
genuine article; real thing; real deal
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
close to the wall; alongside the wall
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
Taiga drama; annual year-long historical drama TV series produced by NHK
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
you could say that; that might be so
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism