to gather; to collect; to assemble
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
in the same manner as before; the same as always
regret; repentance; remorse
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
no matter how much time passes
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
future (usually near); prospects
is something that; is that which
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
that day; the very same day
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to chase; to run after; to pursue
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
number of persons; personnel
to increase; to add to; to augment
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes