important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
family; members of a family
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
older brother; elder brother
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
very young; little; childish; immature
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season