empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
without cause; without reason
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
assistant professor; associate professor
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
calamity; disaster; accident
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
killing time; staving off boredom
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to not believe one's ears
going to the hospital for regular treatment
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be away from home; to be out of the house
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to come and go; to go back and forth
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences