difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
work; business; company; study
to slim down; to lose weight
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
measurement round the hips
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
impairment of liver function
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be fated; to be linked by fate
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
contest; comparison; competition
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
venue (for judo, kendo, etc.); (boxing) ring
modifiable; changeable; updateable
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper