war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
match; game; bout; contest
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
prevention; precaution; protection against
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN