to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to apologize; to apologise
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to leave this world; to die
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
vase; vase for floral offerings
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to take over; to hand over
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
ancient city; former capital
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
bringing; taking; carrying
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
door; gate; opening; title page