looking pale; looking unwell
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
overseas assignment; overseas posting
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
spiritual realm of humanity
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to blow out; to spout out
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
cut; notch; end; conclusion
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
look!; there!; here!; that is
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
best friend; very close friend
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
village headman; village mayor
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)