dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
posterity; future life; life to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
periodic; regular; routine
unveiling; debut; introduction
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
historic; historical; traditional
(historical) investigation
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
inattention; absent-mindedness
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
absence; disregard; indifference
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(only) one option; one possible choice
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
close; intimate; on good terms