situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to face; to go towards; to head towards
many; numerous; various; large number of
one end; an end; part; fragment
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
besides; in addition; also; moreover
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to become dim; to become blurred
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to grow up; to become an adult