to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
support; backing; aid; assistance
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fraud; trickery; hoax; surely; absolutely; certainly