intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
meaningless; insignificance
at; in; at; when; by; with
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
does not; can not; will not
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
will not do; do not; does not
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
remaining years (of an old person's life)
in one's own way or style
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death