uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
adoration; admiration; devotion
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
absence; disregard; indifference
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
great joy; delight; jubilation
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
if you think about it; come to think of it
rare; uncommon; not often seen
food and drink; eating and drinking
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
good or bad luck; fortune
nervousness; oversensitivity
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
rather; sooner; preferably
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
5th day of the month; five days
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
land near a castle; castle town
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
health management; health maintenance; health care
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking