tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
when it becomes; when it comes to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
regret; repentance; remorse
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman
woman; female; feminine gender
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
and; thereupon; because of that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
boy; son; baby boy; young man