dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
site; point on a map; spot
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
about when; about what time; how soon
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
one's house; one's home; one's family
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
method of treatment; cure; remedy
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
temporary (of medical care); palliative; dealing only with the symptoms; superficial
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
the eighties (age, years, etc.)
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor