turning sideways; landscape orientation
losing weight; slimming; lean person
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
blow; shock; strike; batting
appetite; distinction between what is thought and what is said
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
patient in a serious condition; serious case
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
filtration; filtering; percolation
interval between the waves; gap between waves
still; as yet; as it has been
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
instead; but (on the other hand)
fast asleep; dead to the world
being absorbed in reading
The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to concern; to be related
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence; (arch.) return to working by a prostitute, kabuki actor, etc.
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for