hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
health management; health maintenance; health care
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
personal; individual; private
rest; break; recess; intermission
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
genuine article; real thing; real deal
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
first thing in the morning
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
military personnel; soldier
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
evening meal; dinner; supper