miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
long ago; a long time ago; already
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
heart attack; myocardial infarction
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
lately; recently; these days
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to gather; to collect; to assemble
being closed (of a clinic, doctor's office, etc.); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
many; numerous; various; large number of
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
management; administration; operation
willpower; energy; vitality
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
transfer; transport; transportation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
scale; scope; plan; structure
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
closing down a hospital, institution, temple, etc.; shutting down; closing a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); adjourning a session of the Imperial Diet
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful