almost; roughly; approximately
matter of concern and interest
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
moment; brief space of time
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
just because; even if; even though
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(period of) a year; during an era
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
memories; recollections; reminiscence
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
birth; creation; formation
very young; little; childish; immature