to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
time; season; period; phase; stage
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
main cause; primary factor
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
connection; link; relationship
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to pass (of time); to elapse
discovery; detection; finding
long time; long interval; for quite some time
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to squash; to crush; to flatten
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed