critical (condition); serious
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
devoted; self-sacrificing
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
summertime; summer season
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to breathe while sleeping
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to move forward; to move on
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
to put someone to trouble
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
interruption; interference; butting in
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce