thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
living room (Japanese-style)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
distinction; differentiation; classification
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
mysterious power of words to alter reality
influence; clout; leverage
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
law-like nature; regularity
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing