causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
general; popular; common; typical
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
trigrade conjugation (of the classical verbs "su" and "ku"); conjugation in which the stem vowel alternates between "i", "u" and "o"
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
derailment; digression; deviation
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
matter for great congratulation
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
and then; and so; and; so then
older brother and younger sister
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
belief; faith; conviction