to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
front; frontage; facade; main
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
never mind!; don't worry about it
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
apothecary; druggist; chemist
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
success; prosperity; boom
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to boost; to force up; to push up
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to bring; to take; to bring about