decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
on countless occasions; many a time
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
supreme order (i.e. of the chrysanthemum); highest possible order of merit
senior grade of the third court rank
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
state funeral; national funeral
to mourn over the death of
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be born; to come into the world
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
periodic check; periodic inspection; routine inspection
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
deputy head teacher; vice principal
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
in case of; at that time; at this time
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
(not) even once; (not) ever