to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
considerably; greatly; a lot
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at
even though; despite; when
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
trivia; snippet of knowledge
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
rice and curry; curry rice
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
at a young age; while still young
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
expressive person (e.g. in musical performance)
episode; anecdote; vignette
current value; price; market value
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
tradition; legend; folklore