it seems so; that's what it looks like
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
watchful waiting; careful supervision
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
without; unless; have to do
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to telephone; to make a phone call
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
staying behind; remaining; residual
exorcism rite; purification
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
yearned for; longed for; missed
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib