living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
2nd day of the month; two days
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
firm; unshakeable; resolute
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to become frayed; to become loose
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
price; cost; value; worth; value
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
the same generation; coeval
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
source of worry; source of distress
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up