it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
nervous disorder; neurosis
fear of heights; acrophobia
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
ratification; confirmation
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
in the hospital; hospitalized
while being out of the office or away from home
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable
real thing; original; actual
corn salad (Valerianella olitoria); lamb's lettuce
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
Asteraceae (family of flowering plants comprising the asters, daisies, sunflowers, etc.); Compositae
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
naturalization; naturalisation
corn salad (Valerianella olitoria); lamb's lettuce
golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia); scabious patrinia; yellow patrinia