pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be smeared; to be covered
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
considerably; greatly; a lot
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
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)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
public telephone; pay phone
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
naturally; of course; understandably
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be hot on a person's heels
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged