worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
going through; going via; going by way of
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
blood relationship; blood relative
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
major surgery; major operation
digression; many divergences
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
demon of ill health; disease
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear