not long has passed since ...
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
one eye; one of one's eyes
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to run through; to run past
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
in case of; at that time; at this time
speculation; thinking; meditation
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in