to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
feigning illness; pretending to be ill
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
health; healthy; sound; fit
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
life and death; life or death
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
just above; right overhead
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen