tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
the very image of health itself; picture of health
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
main question; real issue at hand
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
as (for); for; in the capacity of
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
troubled face; worried expression
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
children's story; fairy tale
illustration (e.g. book); picture
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
writing; composition; essay; sentence
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
the West; the Occident; Western countries
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
vague recollection; faint memory
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign