close associate; close aide; brains-truster
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
solution; solution strategy
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return