weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
origin; beginning; source
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
words used by young people; slang
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing