loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
to revere; to respect; to worship
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
clear autumn water; clear fall water
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
decoration; ornament; trimmings
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
karaori; Chinese weave; cloth decorated with birds and flowers in silk; noh theater costume made with karaori weave
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart