often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
government office; public office
to leave something as it is
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
sixth day of the month; six days
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
ago; since; before; previous
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
ten; 10; ten years of age
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
looking pale; looking unwell
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
in that manner; like that