painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
fourth day of the month; four days
when it becomes; when it comes to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to crack; to develop a crack
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
fifth day of the month; five days
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
continuation; succession; series
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
to repeat; to do something over again
how long; how far; how much
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
appearance; figure; shape; form
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers