present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
clear; precise; definite; distinct
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
100,000; hundred thousand
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
means of transportation; transport service
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
calamity; disaster; accident
the last moment; the very end
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman