generalized anxiety disorder; GAD
muscle tone; muscular tone; myotonia
to get distracted; to jump off the track
narrative-like structure; narrative style
seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.
udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
health problem; health issue
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
office job; clerical work
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
fever medicine; antipyretic; antifebrile
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
longing for others; wanting company
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
without omission; in full
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade