pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
convulsions (in a child); nervousness; short-temperedness; bug thought to cause children's diseases
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
yearned for; longed for; missed
degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
fart; gas; wind; worthless thing; insignificant thing
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
insanity; insane person; vagabond; wanderer
square; formal; prim; stuffy
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
design; idea; conception; plan
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
psychiatrist; mental specialist; alienist
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be profitable; to yield a profit
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
mental illness; emotional disorder
aspect, position, layout, etc. of a house (determining the residents' fortune); physiognomy of a house
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
kozo (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera); Japanese paper mulberry tree
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to become better; to improve
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)