to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
(divine) providence; dispensation
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
immortal; undying; indestructible
independent; responsible; active; subjective
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
the last moment; the very end
to die; to lay down life's burden
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
one thin flat object; one sheet
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
himself; yourself; herself
to smash violently; to crush
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure