before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
rather; better; instead; if anything
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
retreating figure; appearance from behind
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to view the past with nostalgia
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
brave warrior; hero; brave man
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
the good old days; halcyon days
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
gale; violent (strong) wind
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to be erected; to be built
to take up one's residence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to shake one's head (in denial)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment