to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
medical care; medical treatment
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
related to; in relation to
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
testimony; (verbal) evidence
but; however; provided that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to ask a question; to ask questions
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
if so; in that case; in that situation
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to shoot or fire off an arrow
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)