illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be attacked by a disease
to exert oneself; to make efforts
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
lineage; pedigree; family line
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
serious illness; dangerous disease
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
in the same way as; just like
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
medical science; medicine
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour