there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
countermeasure; counter-measure
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
decisive battle of brief duration
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
to be touching; to be moving
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
occupation; calling; livelihood
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
condition; state (of health); appearance
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong