example; simile; metaphor; allegory
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
primary school; elementary school; grade school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
writing (e.g. as a profession)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
multiplication table; times table
February; second month of the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)