to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
long ago; a long time ago; already
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
electricity; (electric) light
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
trivial; not amounting to much
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
sick person; patient; invalid
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
order; command; directions; instructions
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
summer cold (illness); summer flu
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
poor physical health; bad shape
taste; palate; sense of taste
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean