medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
good bye; I'm off; see you later
bedside; near one's pillow
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
in this manner; in this way; like this
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to handle (a thing) roughly
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to apologize; to apologise
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)