to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
rare (book, manuscript, etc.)
La Boheme (opera by Puccini)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
lyrics; lyric (poetry); lyrical
had better ...; had better not ...
just like; the same as; no different than
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
comfort; consolation; diversion
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
Okuda Ryōzou (1903.5.15-1989.12.22)
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
reply (to a letter); response; answer
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
thoughtfulness; diversion; recreation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
reflective; introspective
Germany and France; German-French
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent