health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
residence; housing; residential building
to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to buy again; to buy anew
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to care for someone; to look after someone
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to understand; to make out
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
pensive; meditative; wistful
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
stereotyped; patterned; typical
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)