emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
marriage proposal; marriage talks
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
to say no more; to sink into silence
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
second anniversary of a death
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
just because; even if; even though
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
nice; likeable; desirable
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
dry riverbed; river beach
to leave this world; to die