first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
young person; youth; young
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
posterity; future life; life to come
one's possessions; ownership
to keep away; to keep at a distance
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
absorption; suction; attraction
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
function; facility; faculty; feature
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
most difficult; next to impossible
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
one's mental make-up (structure)
to cultivate a better understanding
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
admiration; wonder; astonishment
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations