passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
spirit; heart; disposition
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
interference; intervention; meddling
adverse circumstances; adversity
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
tendency; trend; inclination
one's later years; final years (in life)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
parting; separation; farewell
expression of love; showing love
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to be boiled; to be cooked
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it