outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
height of; middle of; full bloom
crematory; place where things are burned
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
overestimation; overvaluing
bonsai; miniature potted plant
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
endless; boundless; fathomless; eternal
fixed interval; fixed period
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
variety of goods; number of articles
sad; mournful; melancholy; sorrowful
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
boisterously; roughly; briskly
attainment of Buddhahood during life
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
cards in one's hand; one's hand
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
wired; cabled; communication by wire
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
precarious situation; precarious state
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
bronze or copper (color, colour)
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal