real intention; true motive; true meaning
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
sickroom; hospital room; ward
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to have a meal; to take a meal
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to be discordant; to have discord
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
absence; disregard; indifference
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
(only) one option; one possible choice
(in) her way; peculiar to her
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
having lost face; in a bind
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
some people; a few people; several people