to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
madder red; dark red; crimson
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
have a pain in one's chest
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to lean against; to set against
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
trivial; not amounting to much
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle