lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sick person; patient; invalid
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
recognition; acquaintance
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
Buddhist (household) altar
brilliant; bright; radiant
frequent; densely packed; thick
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
negotiations; discussions; connection
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to project; to stick out; to stand out
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
confections; sweets; candy; cake
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
identifiable; personalized
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically