how long; how far; how much
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to maintain; to continue to have
afterglow; lingering light
to harm; to cause harm to
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
no!; no no!; no, not at all
back street; back alley; off-street
to lie deep in; to extend far back
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end