mental; spiritual; emotional
instability; insecurity; crankiness
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
even if not; even without
father; dad; husband; you; he
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be surprised; to be astonished
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
fate; destiny; predestination
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
myself; yourself; I; me; you
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)