first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
wherein; therein; thereinto
this for sure; certainly is
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
talk; conversation; dialogue
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
effect; result; worth; use; avail
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to extend; to expand; to spread out
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
way; method; means; resource; course
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
even though; despite; when
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)