expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
convenient method; handy method; expedient; shortcut
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst
to intend; to be sure that
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
in terms of; from the point of view of
taking one's own life; suicide
contradiction; inconsistency
to be worried; to be troubled
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
please sit down; please have a seat
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
all (there is); as long as there is
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo