to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
weak constitution; ill health
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
condition; state (of health); appearance
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to cast in a mold (mould)
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to overflow from something full
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
young; innocent; childlike
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
night chat; tale told at night; book of informal essays
stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
your husband; her husband
Sōseki; Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
discouragement; disappointment; loss of energy; fatigue
shades of evening; dead of night
death; decease; passing away
matter of time; question of time
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
supreme; sublime; highest