serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
oracle; revelation; divine message
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
every evening; night after night
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
too much; excessively; too
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
successively; one after another
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing