goodbye; farewell; so long
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
patriarch; head of a family
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
entry; approach; penetration
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
thought; consideration; thinking
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
silence; stillness; quietness
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish