to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
man; male; masculine gender
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
after that; afterwards; thereafter
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
unconditionally; as a rule
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
comfort; consolation; diversion
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
curse; spell; malediction