to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
empirically; from experience
analog clock; analog watch
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
condition; state (of health); appearance
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
going to and fro; back and forth
ratio; proportion; percentage
to pretend; to act (as if)
to be at a loss for words
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
still better; even better
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
all present; all concerned; all of us
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
uninhabited island; desert island
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
test subject (esp. animals or objects); experimental subject
Island; insula; island; islet
supply; supplying; replenishment
transport aircraft; transport plane
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip