fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to sink (into); to get depressed
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
all (there is); as long as there is
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
restoration; repair; mending
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
limbs; arms and legs; body
drop (e.g. of water); drip
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
visit (from someone); call
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
to be powered on; to be turned on
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to be ill; to suffer from
to fall ill; to be taken ill
infertility; sterility; barrenness
to be worried; to be troubled
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern