to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dominion; territory; possession
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
urban areas; the streets; town; city
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
in this manner; in this way; like this
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be kind to; to treat kindly
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
hometown; rural township (of China)
homecoming; return to one's home
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
early on; earlier on; from early