hospitalization; hospitalisation
zest for living; energy to live
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
summer vacation; summer holiday
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
in that manner; like that
to grow up; to become an adult
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
nice; good; well-executed
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
older brother; elder brother
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
elder sister; effeminate man
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
until now; so far; up to the present