salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
only; merely; but; no more than
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
regret; repentance; remorse
way (of doing); manner; method; means
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
in a day; in a brief space of time
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to tumble down; to roll down
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
beyond that point; after that
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful