promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to go along; to walk along; to follow
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
successively; one after another
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to recover consciousness; to come to
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
to breathe while sleeping
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
major surgery; major operation
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to lend an ear to; to listen to
stirring; slight movement
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
going through; going via; going by way of
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels