pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to stop (plug) one's ears
silence; stillness; quietness
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
throughout; all through; right through
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to entrust; to leave to a person
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
entering and leaving hospital
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
since then; from that time; ever since
hospitalization; hospitalisation
periodic inspection; regular inspection
emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being