scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to rush over; to run up to
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to become better; to improve
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in