process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
good-quality; superior in quality
maid; helper; help; assistance
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
production (e.g. play); direction
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
within the blood; blood-borne
circulation (of the blood)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
endocrine; incretion; internal secretion
function; facility; faculty; feature
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so