to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to throw away; to abandon
few decades; many decades; several decades
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
scenery; scene; landscape
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
what time; (lit.) which hour
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
again; once more; a second time
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
as is habit; the way life normally is
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
reason; cause; circumstances
token (effort); something done for form's sake
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
first generation; founder
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)