myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
else; in addition; besides
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
posterity; future generations; future life
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
when it becomes; when it comes to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
such a thing; something like that
all; entire; whole; altogether
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness