to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
covert action; covert operations
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
no match for; unbearable; unable; can't do
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
work-in-progress; working state
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
six (long cylindrical things)
to mix; to blend; to combine
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
eighth day of the month; eight days
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, ...)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
training; education; development; cultivation
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction