moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
army hospital; military hospital
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
settlement; permanent residency
de facto wife; common-law wife
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
recitation; reciting from memory
repeatedly; several times; many times
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
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
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with