to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
cessation; (coming to an) end
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
stepping back; drawing back
sympathy; compassion; pity
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to understand from experience
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
sound recorder; tape recorder
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
this world; this life; world of the living
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
stepping back; drawing back
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
number of copies; circulation