knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
gastritis; gastric catarrh
stress-induced; stress-related
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
conviction; belief; confidence
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
without permission; without notice
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat