novel; story; (work of) fiction
(written) work; book; writings
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to have a long life; to live a long time
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
mental; spiritual; emotional
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
choices; alternatives; options
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to encamp; to take up positions
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness