to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to become better; to improve
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
laxative; purgative; evacuant; loose bowels; diarrhea; diarrhoea
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
members; member; constituent
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
to call out; to ask someone to come
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
subsidy; grant; subvention
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
government office; public office
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
approval; license; licence; permission