to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
year in, year out; always; 24-7
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
just a minute; small quantity
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
self-consciousness; self-awareness
offence; offense; hindrance
while; even though; despite
time; season; period; phase; stage
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)