chain; series; connection; linkage
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
legislation; development of laws
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
funeral; burial; condolence
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
contest; comparison; competition
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
yearning; longing for; deep affection
place to die; place of death
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
slight; insignificant; small
to sob; to be choked with tears
penetration; permeation; transmission
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
writer; author; contributor
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with