nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
three generations; three periods; third generation
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
internal organs; viscera; intestines
descendant; posterity; offspring
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
region; limits; stage; level
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(period of) a year; during an era
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
interval; break; pause; spare moment
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift