yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that's the way it is; such is life
tendency; trend; inclination
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
mental; spiritual; emotional
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)