regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
succeeding; following; trailing; next
posterity; future life; life to come
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to taste; to try (food or drink)
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)