interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
true character; true heart; true spirit
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
glad countenance; joyful look
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to sob; to be choked with tears
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to collapse into; to flop onto
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to become better; to improve
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
busy; having no (free) time
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
considerably; greatly; a lot
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend