last scene (of a film, play, etc.); final scene; closing scene
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
limited; limiting; restrictive
thought; idea; conception
in the mountains; among the mountains
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
direct descent; direct line
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
father and mother; parents
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to continue to rain or snow
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space
dynamic lift; lifting power
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish