duty; function; office; mission; task
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
Japanese person; Japanese people
so; like this; in this way
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
(liquid) nasal mucus; nasal discharge; pituita; snot
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
looks; personal appearance; features
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis
already; now; no longer; not any more
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
product; produce; result; fruit
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
difference; discrepancy; variation
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
question; inquiry; enquiry
returning from school; going home from school