hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
reigning; controlling; dictating
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
questions and answers; dialogue
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
unnatural death; violent death
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
corridor; hallway; passageway
crematory; place where things are burned
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)