every month; each month; monthly
during imprisonment; while in jail
(the condition of) one's health
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
news of someone's death; obituary
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
sinking into deep thought; sinking to the depths; contemplation
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
work; labor; labour; toil
however; having said that; but
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water