cenotaph; memorial monument
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to comfort; to console; to amuse
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to have meaning; to be meaningful
meaning; significance; sense
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
reality; actuality; hard fact
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
in that way; thus; so; so?
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff