closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
needless to say; it goes without saying that
motherland; fatherland; native country
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
having ended; being resolved
uninhabited island; desert island
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
hidden treasure; treasured article
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
allocation; assignment; allotment
interruption; interference; butting in
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity