pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
as planned; according to plan
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
this world; this life; this generation; present day
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
adding up; totalling; totaling
little by little; bit by bit
to be erected; to be built
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
striking; remarkable; considerable
to subsist; to keep on living
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
craftsman; skilled artisan
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
total eclipse of the Moon
decision; determination; resolution
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
not yet known; unknown; strange
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive