what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
imagination; supposition; guess
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
as before; as ever; as it was originally
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
again; once more; a second time
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
little finger; pinky; little toe
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
everyday life; daily life
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
rare; uncommon; not often seen
feeling; sense; impression
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish