condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
expressing one's mind; speaking out
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to live through; to survive
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses