should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as a child; when one was a child
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
one's own property; possessions
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come