paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
home area; home town; local
support; backing; aid; assistance
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
application; request; petition
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to manage something successfully; to be successful
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pick up; to find; to gather
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
depression; recession; slump
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
society; public; community; social studies
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
what time; (lit.) which hour
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance