antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
Cantonese food; Cantonese cuisine
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
one person; another name; nickname; alias
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
grey heron (Ardea cinerea); gray heron
same text; same wording; same script; same language
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
imagination; supposition; guess
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to leave this world; to die
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive