a short while ago; already
northwestern part; the northwest
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
absolutely; positively; decidedly
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
just because; even if; even though
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
possible; likely; probable
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
witnessing; observing; sighting
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to make an appearance; to show up
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to revere; to respect; to worship
serious; not joking; straight
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to happen to meet; to come across
for example; for instance; e.g.
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
while; during; while; although; all; both
to join forces; to cooperate