century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be too late; to be too slow
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
impossible to do (although wants to)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
outbreak of war; starting a war
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
change; alteration; modification
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
chance (of success); odds
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
second coming; second advent
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)