medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
eighth day of the month; eight days
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to be a matter of life or death
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
even so; anyhow; at any rate
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
some people; a few people; several people
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
tenth day of the month; ten days