illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
that's the way it is; such is life
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
place to die; place of death
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to commit a crime; to do evil
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
that's true; of course; obviously
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
hearsay; rumor; grapevine