to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
kampō; traditional (herbal) medicine based on ancient Chinese medicine
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
inner-city area; city center
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
Japan and South Korea; Japanese-Korean
emerging infectious disease
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
administration (of medicine); giving medication
to join forces; to cooperate
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy