medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
still; even now; to this day
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
restlessly; in continuous motion
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
curious; strange; unusual
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
how; in what way; in what manner
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
child; childish person; immature person
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
as usual; as is one's habit
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to badger; to pester; to beg
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning