escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to head home; to leave for home
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
speaking voice; talking voice
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
several people; a few people
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to shed light; to cast light
that is to say; so that means
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
on and after; from ... onward; since
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(another's) daughter; young lady
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries