pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
successively; one after another
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to waste time; to kill time
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
not yet known; unknown; strange
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
surroundings; environs; circumference
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to lean against; to recline on
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer
to employ; to hire; to charter
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
genuine article; real thing; real deal
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver