darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
thousand years; millennium; eternity
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
few decades; many decades; several decades
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be silent; to say nothing
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion