to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to communicate; to commune
fertile, productive field
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
sweet voice; seductive voice
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
fat; tallow; lard; grease
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
outline; summary; argument
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
continuously; throughout; in succession
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
world record; establishing a world record (in)
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner