farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
scenery; scene; landscape
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
street snapshot; street style photography
manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
knowledge; information; opinion; view
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
great person; great figure; person of great character
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
fate; chance; relationship; tie
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
at a young age; while still young
sudden death; unexpected death