being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
irritation; annoyance; frustration
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
picking up trash; collecting garbage
opening fully; full throttle; full power
cruelty; hard-heartedness
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
good humour (humor); good mood
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
close; intimate; on good terms
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
outside of one's area of expertise
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
now that; since; as long as; provided that
psychiatry; psychiatric department
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
short pause; short interval