feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
autumn; fall; withering of the grass
to arrive; to come to pass
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
cherishing the memory of; yearning for
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
epidemic; plague; pestilence
back country; remote countryside
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
will; testament; last request
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
disappointed; upset; sad; sorrowful
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time