cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
crying face; face of a person who is crying
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to keep a watchful eye on
medical treatment; medical care
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to twist strands (e.g. into rope); to twist rope
physician in private practice; town doctor; doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to temper thoroughly; to train well
roundhouse kick; turning kick
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
dim-witted; slow to catch on
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
town girl; girl raised in a town
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
inn town; post town; post-station town
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
(medical) decoction; infusion
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute