loss of spirit; dejection
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be helpful; to be useful
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
one day; (on) a certain day
kidney inflammation; nephritis
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
river; stream; River; the ... river
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person