the very image of health itself; picture of health
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to lend an ear to; to listen to
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
proper; right; reasonable
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to become pale; to turn pale
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
man's weeping (esp. of someone not prone to tears)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to pass (of time); to elapse
something; some kind of; for some reason
to do together; to share; to participate in
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant