doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to whine; to make feeble complaints
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
pair; the two; both persons; both things
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to fly around; to scatter
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
man; male; masculine gender