to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
every person; each one; everybody
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
financial power; financial means; wealth
forward somersault; forward roll
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
growth period; growing season
lifting (a child) high up in the air
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
success; prosperity; boom
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
stepping back; drawing back
a few years ago; some years back
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
penalty; sentence; punishment
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
winter vacation; winter holidays
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
that's a different matter; that's a different story