to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
don't worry; no worries; never mind
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
these days; now; recently
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
tool; implement; means; furniture
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to be needed; to be wanted
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
modesty; humility; being humble
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour