secretary; councillor; councilor
brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis
high temperature and humidity
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
wheat straw; barley straw
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to work without sleep or rest
elevation; height above sea level
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict