to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(committee) chairman; president
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
name; given name; first name
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
competent; suitable; qualified
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness