well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
Fourier; Fourier, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (1768-1830; French mathematician); Fourier, Charles (1772-1837; French philosopher)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
diagnosis; medical examination
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
demon of ill health; disease
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to take a breather; to take a break
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking