medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
keratin; corneum; cuticle; collagen; horny substance
professor; teaching; instruction
clerk; office worker; office staff
that day; the very same day
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
prohibition; inhibition; ban
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be itching to put one's skills to use
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to snatch from; to steal from
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
just right (time, size, length, etc.)