to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
nonchalantly; without a care
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to push (something) against
supreme; sublime; highest
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged