the very image of health itself; picture of health
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to blaze; to burn brightly
resignation; acceptance; consolation
only recently; just of late
avoiding or dodging responsibility
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
leader; central personage
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
positron emission tomography; PET
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
quickly; calmly; intently
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
waiting for a cancellation; being on standby; being on a waiting list
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
present (brought by a visitor); gift
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
power; motive power; three-phase electricity