to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
proper; right; reasonable
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to crack; to develop a crack
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to begin to walk; to set out
to be helpful; to be useful
to shake one's head (in denial)
difference; variation; difference
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
transcendence; excellence; superiority
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
regret; repentance; remorse
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
living thing; living creature; animal; life
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below