the very image of health itself; picture of health
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
schedule; program; calendar
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
physical strength; muscle strength
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
cotton gloves; working gloves
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
arrest; apprehension; capture
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
to head towards; to direct one's steps to