troubled face; worried expression
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
after the end (of something); post-
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to ask a question; to ask questions
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
amount of sugar; sugar content
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
on the occasion of; at the time of
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
interview (with a doctor); history taking