to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
since then; from that time; ever since
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
large deer; moose; elk; red deer
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
sword skills; swordsmanship
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to happen to have on hand or in stock
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
journey; route of a journey
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
old friend; familiar face
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally