sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
preparation; arrangements
hanging loosely; dangling limply
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to say; to be called; to do
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to sink (into); to get depressed
medical examination; checkup; consultation
diagnosis; medical examination
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years