approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
one part; one portion; one section
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
nice and warm day; balmy weather
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(Edo-period) town magistrate
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
participant; entrant; player; competitor
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
elegance; taste; refinement
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
-cide; killing; killer (of ...)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
every evening; every night