to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
work experience; work history
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
bone scan; bone scintigraphy
counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist; counter for quivers of arrows
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
general education division (at Japanese universities; phased out after the 1991 reforms); department of general eduction; college of general education
school; school building; schoolhouse
specialist training; upper-level course
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be in confusion; to be busy
to make up one's mind; to be determined
in that way; like that; that way
handrail; railing; banister
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
reconstructive operation; reconstructive surgery
elopement; running away with a lover
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
keeping things tidy and in order
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
summer cold (illness); summer flu
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge