know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
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
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to mark the end; to spell the end
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
in that way; like that; that way
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
invisibly; secretly; privately
solitude; loneliness; isolation
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. candicans); rummy
every evening; night after night