to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
want to ... do something; would like to ...
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
in name only; titular; nominal
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
several years; a few years
patient's condition; pathology
to happen to meet; to come across
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
the dark side; the seamy side
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
alone; unaided; away from home
trauma (usu. psychological)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
somehow; for some reason or other
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
disgusting; gross; bad feeling; weird
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)