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A3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

()()to be taken ill, to be addicted to, to become absorbed in, to give oneself up (to)

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

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      to be taken ill, to be addicted to, to become absorbed in, to give oneself up (to)

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    病み付く 【やみつく】病みつく 【やみつく】

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      四月(しがつ)()ついた(はは)は、五月(ごがつ)()くなりました。

      In April, my mother was taken ill and she passed away in May.

        病()みいてからもう半年(はんとし)ですが、まだ入院(にゅういん)しています。

        It has already been half a year since I was taken ill, but I am still hospitalized.

          心配性(しんぱいしょう)性格(せいかく)がもとでとうとう()つき、(ちち)他界(たかい)したのだ。

          Because of his anxious personality, my father became ill and eventually passed away.

            ()みついた最初(さいしょ)(ころ)肝心(かんじん)で、最初(さいしょ)(のが)すとずるずる()()られます。

            The initial stage when one becomes absorbed in something is crucial, and if you miss that initial stage, you'll be dragged along indefinitely.

              八月(はちがつ)()みついて翌月(よくげつ)()くなるとは…(こころ)準備(じゅんび)(まった)出来(でき)ませんでした。

              To be taken ill in August and to pass away the following month... I was completely unprepared for this.

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