reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
absolutely; positively; decidedly
future (usually near); prospects
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
family; relatives; dependents; household
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
society; the world; the times
hazard flashers; hazard warning lights; emergency lights
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to thrust before; to thrust at
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
before the gate; in front of the gate
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)