in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
living person; the living
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at least; at most; (even) just
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death