normalcy; normality; normal
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
that's the way it is; such is life
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
older brother; elder brother
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
solution; solution strategy
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
that's a different matter; that's a different story
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
nothing but; none other than
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
in the end; at the end of the day
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
impossible; unlikely; improbable
reality; actuality; hard fact
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched