quite unconcerned; nonchalant
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
without; unless; have to do
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
evening meal; supper; dinner
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
already; now; no longer; not any more
going through great pains in vain
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
that's the way it is; such is life
period of youth; while young
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
confidentially; privately; off the record
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
(medical) doctor; physician
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to