as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to rise; to erect; to get up
weak constitution; ill health
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
condition; state (of health); appearance
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to cast in a mold (mould)
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
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