human being; human; person; character (of a person)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
tradition; legend; folklore
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
... and eastward; east of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
river fish; freshwater fish