net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
memories; recollections; reminiscence
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
charming; fascinating; attractive
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
recuperation; medical treatment
external wound; (physical) trauma
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
internal organs; intestines; viscera
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
considerably; greatly; a lot
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to give directions; to issue instructions
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown