at first; initially; in the beginning
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
just you wait!; I'll show you one day!; you'll see!; you'll pay for this!
script; libretto; scenario
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
convention; tired tradition; old custom
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
meaningless words; words that make no sense
(in) his way; peculiar to him
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
packing something in a bag; bagging
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
outline; summary; argument
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
more than anything (else)
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
man of the future; Homo futurus
official history; authorized history
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
pregnancy; conception; gestation
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)