to shake one's head (in denial)
to understand from experience
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
literally; to the letter; literal
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to come into being; to be born
like this; this sort; this way
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to close (one's eyes); to shut
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
origin; source; beginning; starting point