to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
modern person; people of today
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
intelligence network; information network
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
correction; revision; amendment
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
game arcade; video arcade
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
bad influence; negative influence
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January