closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
sense of values; values; value system
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
whispering into a person's ear
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
meditation; contemplation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
old couple; elderly couple
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath
going home from work; on the way home from work
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
easy to read; legible; clear
smoothly; easily; readily
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
average year; normal year
remedy for a cold; cold medicine