good; goodness; right; virtue
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
treatment; service; handling; management
interior; inside; internal
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
looks; personal appearance; features
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to rally; to make a comeback
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
conventionality; triteness
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to play dumb; to feign innocence
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron