consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
heading; headline; index; headword
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to take command; to give direction
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to squash; to crush; to flatten
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to look around; to look towards (us)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
as if it weren't already enough
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack