to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
hospitalization; hospitalisation
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
upper half of the body; upper body
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
surname; family name; last name
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to examine someone's expression
every single word and phrase; each and every word
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)