difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
hair loss; hair removal; epilation; depilation
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
9th day of the month; nine days
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
comparatively; relatively
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
absorption; suction; attraction
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
warp; bend; retroflection
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
large-breed dog; large dog
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
... years old; age (of) ...
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor