to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
underestimation; undervaluation
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
person standing watch; guard duty
stationing (troops); garrisoning
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
how many people; a number of people
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
before the gate; in front of the gate
party; gang; company; squad
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes