collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
depiction; description; portrayal
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
one's opinion on life and death; life-and-death issue (e.g. in religion)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
miracle; wonder; wondrous thing
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
missing someone; loathing to part
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to translate; to interpret
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
emphasizes direct object of action
a question from the emperor
competent; suitable; qualified
death (of a nobleman, etc.)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
human life span; human lifespan
early death; premature death; dying young
personal; individual; private
fame; reputation for ability