eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
soon; shortly; before long
then; and (then); in that case; if so
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to move (house); to change residence
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
youthful; young; young-looking
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai