to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to crumble away; to collapse
in the same manner as before; the same as always
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
beauty of style; beauty of form
something like ...; something called ...
personality; character; individuality; personhood
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to begin shooting; to shoot out
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
time axis; time basis; timeline
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
Rip van Winkle feeling; feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to one's hometown
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
one way or the other; either way
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
near; close; beside; third person
to grow up; to become an adult
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
senior high school student
natural span of life; 250 years old
to be at a loss for words
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
that is to say; so that means
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to keep in mind; to memorize