not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
in the same way as; just like
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to take; to catch; to capture
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
originally; by nature; from the start
goodness; excellence; virtue
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
submersion; inundation; being flooded
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
selection; choice; option
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
in the meanwhile; during the time
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that