to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
digger; excavator; power shovel
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
quarrel; dispute; argument
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
headquarters; head office; main office
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to rule; to govern; to administer
will; testament; last request
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
optical fiber; optical fibre
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
demesne; estate; private land; private property
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
news; word; tidings; omen