to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
chapter one; first chapter
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
(present) head of a family