to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
closing of a school; closed school
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
question; inquiry; enquiry
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
for example; for instance; e.g.
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
not limited to; not just ...
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee larva
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
don't you think?; indicates question
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
serious; severe; grave; acute
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
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
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
some people; a few people; several people
attendance; participation; presence
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to die; (lit.) to become earth
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
crow (Corvus spp.); raven