the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to turn everything into a joke; to continue joking to the last
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
even though things may appear this way
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
blur; (color) bleed; bleeding; running (e.g. of paint)
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
serious error; gross mistake
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to pay attention (to); to be considerate (of); to be thoughtful (of); to show concern (for); to take care; to be careful
ratification; confirmation
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess