slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
woman; female; feminine gender
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
this world; this life; world of the living
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to subsist; to keep on living
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Sugita Genpaku (1733-1817)
the form and its shadow; things inseparable
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
pointing out; identification
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
internal organs; intestines; viscera
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
progress; advance; improvement; development
... is the reason; ... is my excuse