to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
feelings; thoughts; meaning
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to escape from; to get out
self-diagnosis; self-examination
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
one's last moments; one's dying hour; hour of death
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
other; another; over; more than; I; me
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
rules are rules; a rule is a rule
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person