attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
regret; repentance; remorse
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
victim; injured party; sufferer
in the same way as; just like
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to flare up; to fly into a rage
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
Buddhist (household) altar
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
one's opinion on (life and) death
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
only; merely; but; no more than
important person; strategic person; key figure
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
root; source; origin; cause
obedience; submission; resignation
to toady; to be obsequious
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household