to apologize; to apologise
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
just a minute; small quantity
armed forces; military; troops
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to become frosted; to become frosty
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to turn completely into; to become completely
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
camping; campground; making camp
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that