portrait of deceased person
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
originally; by nature; from the start
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
dead person; deceased person
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
please; somehow or other; one way or another
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
reason; cause; circumstances
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon