life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
in comparison to; rather than
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
everything; anything; nothing
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
temporary absence from school
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
historic; historical; traditional
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
resolute; determined; bold
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
solitude; loneliness; isolation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to