news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
serious condition; critical condition
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
condition; state (of health); appearance
very young; little; childish; immature
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to pass (of time); to elapse
being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
hiding one's embarrassment
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be photographed; to be projected
in that manner; like that
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black