to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
orphan; person without friends
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
entreaty; supplication; petition
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
maternity room; delivery room
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
go that far; to that extent
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
living room (Western style); sitting room
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to say no more; to sink into silence
at that time; in those days
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
youthful; young; young-looking
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case