chief vassal; senior statesman
interruption; interference; butting in
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
since then; from that time; ever since
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
government office; public office
with a friendly grin; smilingly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
such ... as; or some such
pre-war days; before the war
to become better; to improve
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
only; merely; but; no more than
fifth day of the month; five days
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
race (of people); type of person
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake