previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
fighting against an illness
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
critical condition; being on the verge of death
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
critical (condition); serious
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
death (of an emperor); demise
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
lately; recently; these days
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to continue to rain or snow
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
society; the world; the times
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
moment by moment; hour by hour
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless