rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
it's no joke; gimme a break!
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to say no more; to sink into silence
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
study; learning; tutorial
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
poor physical health; bad shape
alone; unaided; away from home
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to be boiled; to be cooked
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
concerning; per; on account of
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to rain incessantly; to downpour
covered with; stained; smeared
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
discovery; detection; finding
accurate; correct; precise; exact
hidden treasure; treasured article
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake