to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
in low spirits; dejected; sad
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
ear hair; hairs of the tragus
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to creep about; to crawl around
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
unexpectedly; surprisingly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
central part; heart (of a city)
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
incineration; destroy by fire
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression