going upstream; sailing against the current
eccentric; crank; oddball
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to be at a loss for words
first generation; founder
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
origin; source; beginning; starting point
(divine) providence; dispensation
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
cold sleep; suspended animation
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
unqualified; without qualifications
firm; unshakeable; resolute
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
up until now; as recently as the present