to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
needless to say; obviously; of course
government office; agency; board
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
what's what; heads or tails
Japan's best; number one in Japan
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
order; sequence; procedure
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
feebleness; weakness; weak
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
internal organs; intestines; viscera
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
assorted (female) medical disorders; blood vessels
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking