to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to serve; to work for; to attend
bygones; the past; past event
to say; to tell; to state; to do
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to continue (going along some trend)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
good performance; good work; great success
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors