leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
array; muster; line-up; full force
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
long time; long interval; for quite some time
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
sales; selling; marketing
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
future years; in (one's) later years
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
last days; the end; one's fate
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to blow off; to be blown off
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing