to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
dining table; a dish (type of food)
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
society; public; community; social studies
leader; central personage
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
this world; this life; world of the living
that day; the very same day
just past noon; afternoon
residence; abode; dwelling
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
exploration party; expedition team
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to begin; to set about; to start
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention