to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
meridian (in traditional Chinese medicine); thread of connection; chain of reasoning
vital point; pressure point; area of the human body which causes a supernatural effect when struck
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to become settled; to be fixed
fighting stance; fighting pose
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
televising; broadcasting; airing
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
gale; violent (strong) wind
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
guess; conjecture; surmise
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
as before; as ever; as it was originally
union; joining; conjugation
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
on countless occasions; many a time
event; phenomenon; matter
to get one's head around; to think about
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying