the eighties (age, years, etc.)
living alone; solitude; solitary life
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to thrust before; to thrust at
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
friction; discord; strife
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
every place; various places
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986 animated film); Castle in the Sky
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently