praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
sickroom; hospital room; ward
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
really; truly; indeed; good grief
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
film world; world of cinema
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough