nursing; care; caregiving; caring
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
tenth day of the month; ten days
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
almost; roughly; approximately
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
related to; in relation to
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
justice; fairness; impartiality
equality; impartiality; evenness
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
than; other than; except; but
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to say no more; to sink into silence