to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
long ago; a long time ago; already
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
homecoming; return to one's home
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
secretary (government); director; chief
dismissal (from a position); discharge
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to approach; to draw near
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to take over; to hand over
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
public relations section or department
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to chase; to run after; to pursue