razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
petty underling; small fry
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
working in the theater (theatre); attached to a particular theater
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
the very start; the very beginning
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
reaching; attaining; arrival
to support each other; to support one another
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unilaterality (e.g. of a contract); one-sidedness (e.g. of a treaty)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
autumn moon; harvest moon
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
deceiving; cheating; fooling
roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
what's what; heads or tails
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles