fortress; stronghold; citadel
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
not yet known; unknown; strange
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to prostrate oneself before
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
by myself; in person; by oneself
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
belief; faith; conviction
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
serious; severe; grave; acute
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
based on; on the basis of