before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
man; male; masculine gender
woman; female; feminine gender
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to stop walking; to pause
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
only; merely; but; no more than
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
older brother; elder brother
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to subsist; to keep on living
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
country; territory; domain; realm