long ago; a long time ago; already
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
trauma (usu. psychological)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
poor physical health; bad shape
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o