to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
how long; how far; how much
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
by myself; in person; by oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
place; room; margin; scope
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
fluent (in a language); flowing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
successive generations; successive emperors
armed forces; military; troops
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
in the end; on top of that
nature; property; disposition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation