to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
cancellation; abandonment
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
vacant house; unoccupied house
cannot be helped; unavoidable
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
sensitivity; susceptibility