to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
question; inquiry; enquiry
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
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.)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
achievement; deed; exploit; merits
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
firm; strong; solid; stable
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance