festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
failure; mistake; blunder
how many years; how long; what year
difficult, dirty, and dangerous (work); apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
regret; repentance; remorse
two persons; two people; pair; couple
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to subsist; to keep on living
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
society; public; community; social studies
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side