tension; mental strain; nervousness
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
indescribable; inexpressible
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to entrust; to leave to a person
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
mental; spiritual; emotional
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)