to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
sick person; patient; invalid
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to vaccinate; to get vaccinated; to get a vaccination
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
even if ...; even supposing that ...
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
preface; introduction; preamble
side effect; adverse reaction
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(going straight) from heaven to hell
spider's thread; spider silk
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
making practical; making useful; implementing
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
power balance; balance of power
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)