road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
all; entire; whole; altogether
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
people; citizens; subjects; folk
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches