to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
to become distant; to recede
older brother; elder brother
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to walk away; to walk off
white; correction fluid; white-out
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to talk; to carry meaning
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to be dispersed; to get separated
to crumble away; to collapse
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
repentance; confession; penitence
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
back street; back alley; off-street
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
trivial; not amounting to much
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)