make; workmanship; preparation
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
elopement; running away with a lover
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
because; for; the reason why is ...
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to save; to leave over; to spare
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
letter; missive; note; mail