to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
hidden treasure; treasured article
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
just one person; only one
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
in proportion to; just as much as
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
chapter one; first chapter
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
after that (a substantive change occurred)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
in one's own way or style