strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
legend; folklore; tradition
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
establishment; settlement
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
simply; merely; only; solely
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
within the family; in the home; domestic
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance