recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
in one's own way or style
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
doing as one is told; yes-man
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
appearance; how one looks to others; towards the outside; outside part
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
patriarch; head of a family
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
4th day of the month; four days