to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
of course; certainly; naturally
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
preparation; provision; guarding
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
invisibility (through magic)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend