merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
fields (of rice and other crops)
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
straw lid covering either end of a rice container
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
taking heart; being in high spirits
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
duty; obligation; responsibility
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to shut in; to confine; to surround
weak constitution; ill health
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw; socket; receiving window; slot
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
best regards; please take care of; please do
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
seventh day of the month; seven days
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present