posterity; future life; life to come
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
how long; how much; to what extent
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
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
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
what kind of business; what sort of matter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
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
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
in the mountains; among the mountains
condition; state of preservation
periodic; regular; routine
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
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
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)