to sigh; to breathe a sigh
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
thrifty; frugal; economical
to concern; to be related
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
100,000; hundred thousand
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living