kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
transactions; dealings; business
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
at that time; in those days
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
the whole day; all the day
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
little by little; bit by bit
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
willpower; energy; vitality
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death