medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to brush off; to shake off
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to raise one's voice; to shout
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to slide into; to slip into
to hang (something) on the wall
danger; peril; hazard; risk
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
concentration; density; cardinality
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
people; citizens; subjects; folk