control; check; restraint; inhibition
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
thought; consideration; thinking
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
but; however; even though; even if
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
and yet; though; when; in spite of
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
wood (for building); lumber; timber
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
special radio or television programme; television special
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
reason; cause; circumstances
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of