to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to wring the neck; to strangle
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to intervene; to stop (something)
to hit hard; to strike hard
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
sickroom; hospital room; ward
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
diagnosis; medical examination
municipal office; council; city hall
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
orphanage; children's home
admission (to an institute, nursery school, facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; incarceration; internment
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
one's family; family member
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
senior high school; high school
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about