condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
number of times; frequency; count
dose; installment; instalment
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to become settled; to be fixed
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
trouble; bother; annoyance
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to throw at; to turn; to raise
helping hand; help; support; aid
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally