to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
all; entire; whole; altogether
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
settlement; solution; resolution
general; popular; common; typical
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
one by one; one each; one at a time
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
regret; repentance; remorse
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
had better ...; had better not ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
fine weather; fair weather
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)