company; corporation; workplace
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
looking depressed; long face
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
silence (not speaking); muteness
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
extremely; terrifically; super
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
this is why; this means; it is the case that
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
looking pale; looking unwell
to be infected; to be contagious
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
northern part; the north (of a region)
witnessing; observing; sighting
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
desperately; for one's dear life
to come to mind; to pop into one's head