to alternate; to take turns
all; entire; whole; altogether
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
cloudy sky looking like it will snow soon
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
preparation; anticipation
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)