to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
several minutes; a few minutes
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
comic books; comics; comic; comical
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
number of times; frequency; count
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
association; union; guild
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
variety of goods; number of articles
working adult; full-fledged member of society
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
not necessarily so; is not always true
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
Ooyabu Haruhiko (1935.2.22-1996.2.26)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three