to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
matter of time; question of time
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
hard to get; hard to come by
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to shed light; to cast light
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to become pale; to turn pale
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else