taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
treating someone like a child
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; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
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
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
in turns; in series; in 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; bike; bicycle
trivial; not amounting to much
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
nonchalantly; without a care
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to flare up; to burst into flames