to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
future years; in (one's) later years
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
westerlies; prevailing westerlies
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air