to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
your husband; her husband
story; tale; talk; discussion
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
other than; excluding; without
sleeping late in the morning
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
editor (in publishing, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
God; god; ace; king; superior person
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
step; stride; counter for steps
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
without; unless; have to do
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
pride; boast; credit (to)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred