(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
long slits (esp. of eyes)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
the deceased; the departed
whatever (the case may be)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
for a while; for some time; for a period
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
about; concerning; related to; -ish
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
land, sea, and air; army, navy and air force
boy; son; baby boy; young man
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
National Defense Academy (Japan); NDA
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
decisive battle of brief duration
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
highest institute of education
to sit for an examination