pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
diagnosis; medical examination
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
demon of ill health; disease
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to appease; to suppress; to calm
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to act on one's emotions; to be carried away by one's feelings; to get emotional
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
advanced level; high grade; senior
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of