last days; the end; one's fate
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
land subsidence; decline in influence
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
all night; throughout the night
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
continuation; succession; series
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
endurance; perseverance; patience
pride; boast; credit (to)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to overflow from something full
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
recovery; undoing; recall
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter