end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
head; brains; intellect; understanding
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
remains; corpse; (dead) body
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
funeral; burial; condolence
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to thrust away; to send flying
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom