to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
health; healthy; sound; fit
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
regulation; adjustment; control
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to do someone in; to bump someone off
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
other; another; over; more than; I; me
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
chance (of success); odds
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
slowly and quietly; smoothly
at the window; by the window; next to the window
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
shoji (paper sliding door)
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden