becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
willpower; energy; vitality
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
emergency staircase; fire escape
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to get slightly dirty (all over)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
doorknob; door knob; door handle
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
one end; an end; part; fragment
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
this world; this life; world of the living
gradually; slowly but steadily
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
to run up to; to rush over
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
three times; thrice; third (interval)
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)