painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
waste of time; killing time
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to face on; to look out on to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
banquet or reception hall
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
news; word; tidings; omen
silvery, snow-capped mountain
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
without leaving any trace
literature; books (reference); document
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
popular name; common name; given name
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect