fighting against an illness
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
general election (of the lower house)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
rikka; formal style of ikebana
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
disinheritance; disowning
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
just one person; only one
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
underground train; subway
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
since one was born; (in) all one's life
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
speaking voice; talking voice
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance