mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
analepticum; restorative medicine
versatility; multiplicity of use
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
defense (esp. in sports); defence
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
long (time that has passed); old (story)
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
to thoroughly abuse; to completely torment; to bully to the end
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
grandfather; male senior-citizen
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
desperately; for one's dear life
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
charcoal; charred remains
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
speaking of ...; as for ...
breath; breathing; bracelet
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
running away; escaping on foot
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
plants and animals; flora and fauna
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
erhua (rhotacization of syllable finals in spoken Mandarin); erization