dying; death; dead; useless; damned
prescription (of medicine); formula
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
stone paving; stone paved area
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
fate; destiny; predestination
glow of a firefly; nearly extinguished fire; embers
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
even though it is not; despite not
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
wallboard; wall decoration
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to press against each other; to huddle together
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
silver powder; white sand
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
round dance; dancing in a circle
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial