hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
killing two birds with one stone
all; entire; whole; altogether
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
making up a prescription; dispensing a prescription; preparing a medicine
to carry around; to carry on one's person
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
around the world; throughout the world
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
workshop; studio; atelier
research institute; (research) laboratory
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to rock; to shake; to swing
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
phantom; vision; illusion
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle