to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
originally; by nature; from the start
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
way one walks; one's walk
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
mountain climbing; mountaineering
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
killing two birds with one stone
mountain road; mountain trail
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows