space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to be to the point; to be pertinent
person who has rendered distinguished service
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to talk; to chat; to chatter
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
society; public; community; social studies
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to be born; to come into this world
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)