deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
as (for); for; in the capacity of
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to observe carefully; to make sure
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering