the New Year begins; the New Year starts
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
increasing daily; increasing day by day; foodstuffs left out for many days
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
sickroom; hospital room; ward
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
entreaty; appeal; petition
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tune (melody, piece of music)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand; prompter
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to be emaciated; to be nothing but skin and bones
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
all living things must die