depression; low spirits; dejection
court lady; lady-in-waiting
thought; consideration; thinking
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
older sister; elder sister
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
greeting; a fine thing to say
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
patience; endurance; perseverance
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
shyness; bashfulness; shame
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
anything and everything; just about everything
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
changing clothes; change of clothes
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
boat; rowboat; rowing boat