to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be needed; to be wanted
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to recall; to remember; to recollect
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
too much; excessively; too
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
history of the Western world
major subject; special study
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
counter for generations; epoch
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade