babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
that; the matter in question
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to state; to express; to mention
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
please (give me); please (do for me)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
how many years; how long; what year
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
long ago; a long time ago; already
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring