to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to bring; to take; to bring about
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
in spite of; regardless of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to straighten up; to sit upright
emotional strength; force of will
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
pillar of fire; blazing column
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor