gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
about this time; about now
court council; privy council
late at night; small hours of the morning
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
quarrel; trouble; dispute
from the viewpoint of; according to
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
that is to say; so that means
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to lie down (in bed); to retire (to bed); to become bedridden (with an illness)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
serious; severe; grave; acute
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
sign; indication; omen; symptom