to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
admiration; being impressed (by)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to leave this world; to die
descendant; posterity; offspring
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be intimate with; to befriend
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to appear in the newspaper
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous