country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
dukedom; duchy; principality
children's story; fairy tale
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
legend; folklore; tradition
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to live through; to survive
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
chance; opportunity; occasion
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
story; tale; talk; discussion
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to say no more; to sink into silence
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession