consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
foster father; adoptive father
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
very young; little; childish; immature
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
light; faint; pale; fleeting
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
children's story; fairy tale
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
the deceased; the departed
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to rebuild; to reconstruct
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
Buddhist (household) altar
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects