physical condition; state of health
memories; recollections; reminiscence
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to play cool; to act cool
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to live; to make a living; to get on with
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable