emphasizes direct object of action
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
forty-ninth day after a person's death
stagnation; hindrance; delay
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to watch over; to watch attentively
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to become better; to improve
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate