exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be worried; to be troubled
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
sympathy; compassion; pity
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
everyday life; daily life
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
transparency; degree of clearness
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful