digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
former (incumbent); predecessor
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
the whole area; all areas
custom; practice; convention; precedent
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to mourn over the death of
Thunberg spirea; Spirea thunbergii
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
news of someone's death; obituary
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
newly appointed; inaugural
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
everyday life; daily life
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line