hard worker; hardworking person
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to be touching; to be moving
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
construction; architecture (of buildings)
ninja house; ninja residence
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
supporting role (actor); minor role
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
brilliant; bright; glorious
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang