important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to have a talk; to tell a story
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
devoted; self-sacrificing
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
first-class goods; A-grade product
to jar; to creak; to grate
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
restoration; repair; mending
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
combat power; fighting strength
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
consideration; taking into account
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement