to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
Kōbō Daishi (774-835 CE; founder of Shingon Buddhism and renowned calligrapher)
this sort of; this type of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
self-conscious; self-aware
to do together; to share; to participate in
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
why; how; for what reason
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
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
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
individual; private person; personal; natural person
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
future; possible; potential; prospective