old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
one grain; one drop; one bead
coagulation; freezing; solidification
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to throw at; to turn; to raise
solitude; loneliness; isolation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
bedside; near one's pillow
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to keep away; to keep at a distance
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as