to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
verbal promise; one's word
you (plural); all of you; you all
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
such; like that; that sort of
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
bedside; near one's pillow
dose of medicine to be taken only once; medicine ordered for a single use
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
wealthy individual; person of wealth
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
beautiful woman; pretty girl
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
affection; compassion; warm feelings; love
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to blow through; to blow ceaselessly
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
scene; view; prospect; outlook
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml