distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
2nd day of the month; two days
not long has passed since ...
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to soothe and humor; to coax
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
rational; logical; coherent
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to lead a life; to live a life
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to prostrate oneself (before)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
natural virtue; personal virtue
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
grandfather; male senior-citizen
armed forces; military; troops
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
what proportion; what percentage
to spread; to be propagated