to rank next to; to come after
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
calamity; misfortune; disaster
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
very young; little; childish; immature
time; hour; season; time of the year
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
royal castle; imperial castle
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
war; battle; match; game; competition
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
on bad terms; at loggerheads
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality