dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
slim; slender; slight; delicate
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to leave (a scene); to step away
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
multiplication; synergism
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
major war; great war; world war
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
heir; inheritor; successor
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
right under; directly below; right beneath
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
how should I know?; don't ask me
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
(essential) utilities; lifeline
strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)