deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
inscrutable; incomprehensible
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to be manageable; to be able to handle
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
worldly desires; materialistic desires
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to soothe and humor; to coax
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
physician in private practice; town doctor; doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative