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
second generation; second; junior
talk; recital; narration; topic
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
(not) even once; (not) ever
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to entrust; to leave to a person
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
anonymity; using an assumed name
letter; missive; note; mail
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
thereupon; shortly thereafter
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
condition; state (of health); appearance
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card