tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
toxin; poisonous substance
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
speech and conduct; words and deeds
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
don't worry about it; forget about it
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
information; news; report; reward; retribution
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
postpartum; after childbirth
in the hospital; hospitalized