heredity; (genetic) inheritance
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
blood circulation failure
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
menarche; first menstruation
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
(in the same way) as before; as always
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
setting off (on a trip); departure
what number (in a sequence); what rank