medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to send flying with a kick
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
local news section; the city desk
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
radiant smile; contented smile
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
naturally; of course; understandably
backlight; backlighting; backlight (in a liquid crystal display); backup light; reversing light
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible