medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
suppuration; festering; coming to head
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to begin; to set about; to start
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
everywhere; all over; throughout
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to have a meal; to take a meal
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
seeing one off; farewell; escort
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to spread; to be propagated
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
hot topic; talk of the town
urgent report; urgent message
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly