to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
northern part; the north (of a region)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to employ; to hire; to charter
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to gather; to collect; to assemble
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
several years; a few years
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building