heart pounding; chest tightening
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
2nd day of the month; two days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
in the meanwhile; during the time
many; much; plenty; hardly
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
the front; honest; upright; decent
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
meaning; significance; sense
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly