to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
shellfish; seashell; shell
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
department store; department
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
head over heels; headlong; head first
you could say; you might say; verging on the
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
occasional; infrequent; rare
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
very interesting; of great interest
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
image; figure; figure; form; image