state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
5th day of the month; five days
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
talk; story; conversation
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
destination; place one stays during a trip
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); hyōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
someone; a certain person
Japan's best; number one in Japan
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
here and there; in places
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)