priority; order of precedence
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
mental illness; psychosis
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
by means of; due to; because of; according to
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to wash again; to reconsider
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(political) power; authority; influence
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to be photographed; to be projected
to get strong; to gain strength
to forget to say; to forget to mention
physician in private practice; town doctor; doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
medical book; medical text
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly