death; mortality; to die; to pass away
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
the Japanese (rising sun) flag
identifiable; personalized
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
PEN club; club for poets, play-wrights, essayists, editors, novelists
revision (of text); alteration; change
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
so slight as to be all but non-existent
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
coexistence; living together
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many