to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
relation; connection; relevance
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
not worth considering; out of the question
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
heart; guts; nerve; central part
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to force one's way; to push through
pale yellow; light yellow