complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
man; male; masculine gender
changing clothes; change of clothes
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
front; frontage; facade; main
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
padded, sleeveless undergarment; vest
button (clothing); push-button; button
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
you could say that; that might be so
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)