selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
middle of the night; dead of night
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
rescue mission; evacuation operation
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
relief squad; rescue party
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
stretcher; litter; gurney
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
real intention; true motive; true meaning
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip