to disappear; to vanish into thin air
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to slide down; to slip down
to smile (at); to grin (at)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
how long; how far; how much
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
spy; secret agent; spying
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
manservant; male attendant; valet
being too late; losing one's final chance
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
territory; domain; dominion; possession
maintenance; preservation; improvement