old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
reserve corps; flying squadron
wandering; rambling; roaming
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
again and again; repeatedly
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
interior; inside; internal
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
presence; sitting with; being with
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to