to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
last days; the end; one's fate
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
monthly publication; monthly issue
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
Ayukawa Tetsuya (1919.2-)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
library; book collection; paperback book
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
original author (of a work)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
serialization; serialisation; serial story
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical