absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
living by oneself; living alone
in the hospital; hospitalized
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
separate; scattered; apart
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
dish dressed with sesame sauce
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
materials; data; document
last night; yesterday evening
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
flagship product; leading product; hallmark product
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
imitation; similar article; similar goods
of late; lately; this part; this point; here