to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
(political) power; authority; influence
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to yearn for; to be in love with
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
verbal message; word (from someone)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
boy; son; baby boy; young man
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
neglected garden; abandoned garden; closing down (of zoo, kindergarten, etc.)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
recent situation or conditions
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
that is to say; so that means
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to watch steadily; to stare
single word; a few words; brief comment
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
still; even now; to this day
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
separation; farewell; parting
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)