Islamic world; Muslim world
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
medicine; medical science
transcendence; transcendency
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
maker; builder; creator; farmer
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to be ill; to suffer from
onset of an illness; falling ill
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
morning; forenoon; just before noon
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
condition; state (of health); appearance
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
death rate; mortality rate
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
time around sunset; early evening
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess