to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
vitality; (one's) life force
complete recovery of health
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
how long; how far; how much
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
the front; honest; upright; decent
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
several times (as large, over)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
money in one's possession
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger