medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
shady; underhanded; questionable
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
(medical) doctor; physician
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
although; but; even though; I wish that
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
physical condition; state of health
trivial; not amounting to much
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
most part; greater part; majority
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want