irregular pulse; arrhythmia
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
treatment (of a person); dealing with
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
how; in what way; how about; questionable
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
keep up your strength; chin up!
new development; new discovery
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean