tension; mental strain; nervousness
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
fortifying; fortification
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to send back; to refer back
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
corridor; hallway; passageway
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
dark (color); concentrated; thick
infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc.
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon