earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
equality; impartiality; evenness
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
questions and answers; dialogue
prison window; (behind) prison bars
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
speaking of ...; as for ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated