prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
processed goods; finished goods
main force; chief object; mainline
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to watch over; to watch attentively
medical book; medical journal
sign; indication; omen; symptom
condition; state (of health); appearance
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
way of reciting; way of telling a story
forced to use; forced into a position
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
written oath; covenant; pledge
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
sense of duty (obligation)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to rise; to erect; to get up
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
preparation; arrangements
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself