buyer; purchaser; method of buying
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
family; relatives; dependents; household
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
student (esp. a university student)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
life; living; I; me; student
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
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)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
the same generation; coeval
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with