to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to recall; to remember; to recollect
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; like that; that sort of
braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
major earthquake; large earthquake
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch