piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to overflow from something full
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
night chat; tale told at night; book of informal essays
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
your husband; her husband
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
discouragement; disappointment; loss of energy; fatigue
shades of evening; dead of night
matter of time; question of time
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
supreme; sublime; highest
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
aquatic products; fisheries
fair; exhibition; exposition
examiner (e.g. patent examiner)
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
class; heading; group; category
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
serious condition; critical condition
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
temporary absence from school
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice