account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
the following week; the next week
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
partial; incomplete; imperfect
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
duty; obligation; responsibility
remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.)
mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to be ill; to suffer from
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to pretend; to act (as if)
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
imitation; similar article; similar goods
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh