tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
time bell; chime of a time bell
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
abbreviation; abbreviated style
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to come face to face (with)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to pay attention; to be watchful
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted