to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
putting out the light; switching off the light
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
priority; order of precedence
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
several times; once or twice
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sense of duty (obligation)
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
entering and leaving hospital
side effect; adverse reaction
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
weakening; emaciation; decline
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)