to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
choices; alternatives; options
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
around the world; throughout the world
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
way of the sword; swordsmanship
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
time; season; period; phase; stage
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
process; course; mechanism
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
off-topic (on an online thread)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)