mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to serve; to work for; to attend
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to order; to command; to appoint
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
freedom; free man; free woman
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
royal capital; imperial capital
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
proper; respectable; decent; honest
one's place of appointment; one's post
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
5th day of the month; five days
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)