children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
foreign (exchange) student; international student
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
appointment; assignment; promotion
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to go past; to pass; to pass by
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
mutation; change; transition
in the end; on top of that
strategist; tactician; schemer
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
at a young age; while still young
powerful person; influential person
to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(your) daughter; young woman
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
pretension; conceit; hubris
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
appearance; air; mien; getup
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance