goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to congratulate; to celebrate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
what time; (lit.) which hour
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
extensive knowledge; erudition
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
understood; I see; OK; present; here
difficult to ...; hard to ...
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to