intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
process; course; mechanism
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
children's song; nursery rhyme
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to be worried; to be troubled
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to keep away; to keep at a distance
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order