illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to blow off; to be blown off
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
pull; patronage; tug; discount
self-consciousness; self-awareness
multiple personality; split personality
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
feeling keenly; fully realizing
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
condition; state (of health); appearance
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti