system; institution; organization; organisation
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
meanwhile; in the meantime
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
later on; eventually; afterwards
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
hallucinogen; psychedelic
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
secret; private; surreptitious
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding