words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to state; to express; to mention
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
long (time); protracted; prolonged
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
already; now; no longer; not any more
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be surprised; to be astonished
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
long ago; a long time ago; already
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
strong nation; powerful country
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
selection; choice; option
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with