authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
making preparations for one's death
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
official name; formal name
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
system; institution; organization; organisation
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
life-prolonging treatment
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
estate sale; estate liquidation
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
free (of charge); gratuitous
adult guardian; guardian of adult
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
person (or their spirit) who died with no one to tend their grave
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested