flight; desertion; escape
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
if you think about it; come to think of it
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
tide; current; tendency; trend
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish