restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
cooperation; collaboration
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to get someone to say; to make someone say
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
having said that; on the other hand
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
dealing with; coping with
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
in the meanwhile; during the time
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to spend time (on doing something)
absorption; suction; attraction
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to become inverted; to become reversed
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
technique; art; skill; move
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
fort; stronghold; fortification
sleepover; overnight stay
mineral deposit; ore deposit
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)