sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
smoothly; easily; readily
written seal; stylized signature
polite; courteous; hospitable
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
a long time (since the last time)
(courteous) invitation; call
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to split; to be split; to splinter
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
administration; medication; dosage
retrogression; regression
split; division; break up
cripple; disabled person; invalid
critical (condition); serious
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
devoted; self-sacrificing
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
complications (in an illness)
summertime; summer season
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to breathe while sleeping
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to move forward; to move on
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that