abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
rejection; negation; voting down
just because; even if; even though
having a medical examination; seeing a doctor
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
influential person; man of importance
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
family; members of a family
health; healthy; sound; fit
companion; partner; spouse
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
even though; despite; when
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy