therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
author; writer; novelist; artist
charming; fascinating; attractive
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
collective responsibility; joint liability
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
that's the way it is; such is life
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
how; in what way; by what means
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
ago; since; before; previous
probity check; background investigation
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short