medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
physical condition; state of health
to become better; to improve
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
cooperation; collaboration
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to make sure of the truth
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
natural; reasonable; understandable
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
patient's condition; pathology
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
disadvantageous; long (odds)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
maximization; maximisation
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part