preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
bedside; near one's pillow
other; another; over; more than; I; me
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
anxiety (about the future)
personal feelings; self-interest
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
far away in the distance; in the far distance
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
selection; choice; option
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services