to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
form; shape; figure; visage
absorption; suction; attraction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to grow up; to become an adult
country; territory; domain; realm
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
while; even though; despite
older brother; elder brother
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
infant; baby; little child
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
collection of books; (personal) library
military science; strategy; tactics
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
at that time; in those days