miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
general education division (at Japanese universities; phased out after the 1991 reforms); department of general eduction; college of general education
school; school building; schoolhouse
specialist training; upper-level course
lecture hall; lecture room
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to push back; to press back; to force back
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
to be in confusion; to be busy
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
courting; wooing; making advances
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
5th day of the month; five days