secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
side effect; adverse reaction
cripple; disabled person; invalid
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success