to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to accept; to receive; to agree
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to have meaning; to be meaningful
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
together; mutually; fellow
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for