royalty and titled nobility
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
one's own army; one's own team
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
usually; ordinarily; in the past
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
firm; strong; solid; stable
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
legend; folklore; tradition
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
ejection; eviction; dispossession
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to increase; to add to; to augment
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
series of battles; successive battles
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
stable boy; stable hand; groom
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again