that's the way it is; such is life
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
mental; spiritual; emotional
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
such; this sort of; like this
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
it cannot be helped; there is no way; (arch.) intolerable; (arch.) unbearable
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to jump at; to be attracted by
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
had better ...; had better not ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
rebirth; new birth; nascent