to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to pay attention; to be watchful
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to indicate; to show; to point to
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
sympathy; compassion; pity
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to begin talking; to open up
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
head over heels; madly (in love)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on