to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
long time; long interval; for quite some time
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to complain; to make a complaint
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
great person; great figure; person of great character
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
what's what; heads or tails
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to put one's strength into
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment