to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
happiness and prosperity; Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
to attack; to assault; to assail
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
poisonfeather bird; zhenniao; zhen; mythical poisonous bird (of ancient China)
pistol; handgun; revolver
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
revengeful ghost; apparition
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
large amount of money; great cost
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
example; specimen; sample
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
rather; sooner; preferably
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
comfort; consolation; diversion
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
every evening; night after night
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)