splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to subsist; to keep on living
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
wandering people; nomadic tribe
side effect; adverse reaction
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
survival; survivor; relic
to settle (in a place); to settle down
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
raw materials; ingredients
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
soon; shortly; before long
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
end of life; death; breathing one's last