natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to go out and away; to leave
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
great war; great battle; world war
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
beyond that point; after that
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
troubled times; turbulent times
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
high steward; grand master
at your own discretion; as you see fit
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who