to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
close; intimate; on good terms
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
every year; yearly; annually
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
correction; revision; amendment
one's own handwriting; autograph