old housemaid; old female servant
questions and answers; dialogue
dead child; stillborn child
biological parent; real parent
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
useless; vain; aimless; idle
way; method; means; resource; course
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
merciful heart; compassion; mercy; benevolence
unnecessary; unattainable
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
inattention; absent-mindedness
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
Buddhist image normally withheld from public view
during imprisonment; while in jail
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
tedious; boring; being fed up with
praying by proxy; applying by proxy
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
in all ages; since antiquity
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N