therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
I have to do something; that's something I have to do
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
district; section; sector
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
from where one sits; while sitting by
to grant someone's request
to ask; to enquire; to query
bad news; news of a death; death notice
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
every evening; night after night
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
declaration; statement; proclamation
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
pest extermination; pest control
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
secrecy; highly classified information
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha