to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to miss a chance; to fail to do
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
unidentified flying object; UFO
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
very likely; very probable
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
goodness; excellence; virtue
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum