medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
since then; from that time; ever since
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
it is I who should say so
changing clothes; change of clothes
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to call again; to call (someone) back
stirring; slight movement
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond