salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
(method of) treatment; therapy; 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
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
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; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
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 someone in person
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
declaration; statement; proclamation
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); 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 (in mahjong, go, etc.)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
extermination of insect pests; pest control
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash