to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
by myself; in person; by oneself
rather; better; instead; if anything
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
genuine article; real thing; real deal
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
dead person; deceased person
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
royal castle; imperial castle
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere