one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
gigantic peak; kyoho grape; large purple-black slip-skin grape variety, like Concord grapes
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to take a veneer off something
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
televising; broadcasting; airing
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
year in, year out; always; 24-7
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
at work; in the midst of work; working
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel
business; errand; nature of one's business
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
help; assistance; service
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to be jealous; to be envious
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of