disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
imperial throne; the Crown
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
time; season; period; phase; stage
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
originally; by nature; from the start
Island; insula; island; islet
commencing with; including
aggression; invasion; raid
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
one's later years; final years (in life)
governor-general; governor; viceroy
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago