to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
river; stream; River; the ... river
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
difference; variation; difference
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
hell on earth; living hell
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend