not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
advance; moving forward; progress
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
wherein; therein; thereinto
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
reopening; resumption; restarting
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
as if nothing had happened
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to live; to reside; to inhabit
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly