secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
had better ...; had better not ...
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
modesty; humility; being humble
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to grimace; to make a wry face
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay