to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
decoration; ornament; trimmings
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
sickroom; hospital room; ward
with these words; while saying
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to hang one's head; to droop one's head