to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
a little bit; a little while
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
wounded person; injured person
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
(for the) first time in one's life
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to jump at; to be attracted by
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer