serious; severe; grave; acute
patient's condition; pathology
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
how long; how far; how much
bell pepper (esp. red and yellow); capsicum; paprika (spice made from sweet peppers)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to put into the mouth; to eat
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to watch steadily; to stare
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
of no interest; not interested
nonchalant air; unruffled air
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously