mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
long time; long interval; for quite some time
digital watch; digital clock
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
contradiction; inconsistency
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
motive power; driving force
to understand (each other); to comprehend
certain; definite; clear; credible
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
looking depressed; long face
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift