illness; condition; -pathy
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
series of biographies; lives
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
every month; monthly; month by month
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
character portrayal; characterization
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to be infected; to be contagious
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth