to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to work without sleep or rest
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to incur someone's enmity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to prowl after; to keep watch on
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
as usual; as is one's habit
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
will; testament; last request
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
village along a (large) river
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
deceased mother; late mother
large build; large pattern
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
excellent calligraphy; calligraphy
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
(by) one's side; nearby location; place close to one's person; you