pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
light; faint; pale; fleeting
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
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
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
reason; cause; circumstances
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
since when; from when; how long
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be prolonged; to drag on
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander