to be nearing death; to be dying
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to listen to in an ecstasy
and so; therefore; for that reason
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
older brother; elder brother
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to hide; to keep to oneself
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to change completely; to change suddenly
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to beat time; to mark time
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to ask a high price; to overcharge
praise; extolment; extollment