previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
food and drink; eating and drinking
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to escape death; to be saved from death
to cause someone to worry
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
in that manner; like that
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
(opening of a) wound; cut
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to despair of; to see the vanity of
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person