eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
with a splash; with a splosh
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
long ago; a long time ago; already
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
being filled with; being full of; permeation
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
one's possessions; ownership
periodic; regular; routine
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
infancy; childhood; tender age
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to sprout; to put forth buds
senility; dotage; decrepitude