joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to comfort; to console; to amuse
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
rather; sooner; preferably
recuperation; medical treatment
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
in that way; like that; that way
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to think too much; to be over-concerned
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
though; notwithstanding; although
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
family a woman has married into
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
serious; not joking; straight