stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
grandfather; male senior-citizen
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
evening meal; supper; dinner
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
addition; adding; supplement
at a young age; while still young
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
such; like that; that sort of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to die; to ascend to heaven
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
with a start; with a jump
at least; at most; (even) just
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
I can't die and leave things this way
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on