medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
difficult to ...; hard to ...
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
force of a fire; force of flames
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)