Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
funeral; burial; condolence
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
life; living; I; me; student
all (there is); as long as there is
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway