to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
half the body; half length
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
moderate; proper; just right
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
body; physical system; (the) person
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to