tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tenth day of the month; ten days
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
principal agent (in a medicine)
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
failure; mistake; blunder
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
anything and everything; just about everything
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
adds force or indicates command
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become better; to improve
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive