long illness; protracted illness
bed and food; eating and sleeping
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
since then; from that time; ever since
older brother; elder brother
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
recuperation; medical treatment
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to hold something reverently with both hands
seeing one off; farewell; escort
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
another thing; exception; special case
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to lose one's way; to get lost
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
now that you say that; now that you mention it