condition; state (of health); appearance
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
reading aloud; recitation
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
changing completely; transformation
without permission; without notice
besides; moreover; in addition
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
the last moment; the very end
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
superior; superiors; senior
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet