whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
consequently; as a result
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
don't you think?; indicates question
(Edo-period) chief minister
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
absolutely; positively; decidedly
after death; posthumously
split; division; break up
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
failure; mistake; blunder
(political) administration; political power
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position; to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
both hands; both arms; ten
again (and again); once again; yet again
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
shoji (paper sliding door)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)