pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
ability to attract customers
to succeed; to bear fruit
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to come back; to bloom a second time
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
crying from vexation; tears of regret
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
extract; excerpt; selection
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to leave as it is; to defer
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
form; method; system; formula
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
offender; transgressor; violator
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate