important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
family; members of a family
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
just managing; with great difficulty
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to burst (open); to break; to split
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to run out (e.g. of the room)
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
news; word; tidings; omen
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
after that; afterwards; thereafter
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal