to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
sense of values; values; value system
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
human relations; personal relationships
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
locational advantage; advantageous position
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
day after day; day by day
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
Champagne glass; Champagne flute
technical book; specialized book; treatise
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
potato chips; potato crisps
Everyone is safe (all right)
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
last week; the week before
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to take; to catch; to capture
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
editor (in publishing, etc.)