just past noon; afternoon
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
at first; initially; in the beginning
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
ninth day of the month; nine days
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to look the other way; to hush up a problem
a long time (since the last time)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)