to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to wash again; to reconsider
a person without a single relative
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
human relations; personal relationships
particularly; only; in the case of
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
I appreciate your efforts
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
three kinds; three varieties
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
half and half; fifty-fifty
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
floor above; floor upstairs
on one hand; on the other hand
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
choosing between two things; two choices
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
to run down (stairs, etc.)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to grumble about something (trivial)