measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
in the morning; during the morning
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
looking pale; looking unwell
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
still; even now; to this day
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
regulation; adjustment; control
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
price; cost; value; worth; value
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear