(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
one's possessions; ownership
periodic; regular; routine
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
having said that; on the other hand
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to lose heart; to lose motivation
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
sympathy; compassion; pity
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
curse; spell; malediction
curiosity; inquisitiveness
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to pick up; to find; to gather
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
infancy; childhood; tender age
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away