to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to overdo; to do too much
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
this (very thing); this precisely
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
indeed; really; truly; very much
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
method of treatment; cure; remedy
settlement; solution; resolution
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
discovery; detection; finding
medical science; medicine
progress; advance; improvement; development
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
development; exploitation
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
delusion; trick of the imagination
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to discuss; to talk together