abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
several years; a few years
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
so; like this; in this way
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
way of speaking; intimation
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
suddenly; all of a sudden
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
by means of; due to; because of; according to
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
after that; afterwards; thereafter
royal capital; imperial capital