to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
quickly; calmly; intently
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to be settled; to be brought to an end
any more; any further; any better; any longer
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
in that way; like that; that way
to speak; to say; to vocalize
unable to resist; unable to suppress
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
genius; prodigy; natural gift
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
predicament; one's ground; one's position
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
away from home; while travelling