bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to become better; to improve
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
living room (Western style); sitting room
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
hyperglycemia; hyperglycaemia
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)