hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to become fraught with emotion
near oneself; close to one; familiar
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
medical care; medical treatment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
release; liberation; acquittal
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
that; the matter in question
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically