joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
how long; how far; how much
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
chance; opportunity; occasion
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
second (unit of time); arc second
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
spider's thread; spider silk
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
striking; remarkable; considerable
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)