weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to become better; to improve
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
older sister; elder sister
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
postcard; memo; note; card
spinning mill; cotton mill
overlapping; piling; stacking
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to be absorbed in reading
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
leopard (Panthera pardus)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
cooperation; collaboration
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
lee of an island; area hidden by an island
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)