order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
this world; this life; this generation; present day
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be reflected in a mirror
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
pride; boast; credit (to)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
day by day; every day; by the day
to get strong; to gain strength
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum