to be able (to); to be possible (to)
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
danger; peril; hazard; risk
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
yesterday evening; last night
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
to teach; to take a teaching job
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
person who is ...; thing that is ...
forcibly; by force; against one's will
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
one by one; one after another; successively
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary