secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
female private parts; female genitals
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
head of a family; first name on a list
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
coherence; order; focus; point
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to become very angry; to become furious; to fly into a rage
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
self-deprecating; self-mocking
various countries; several countries
headquarters; head office; main office
host country (e.g. for a conference)
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
medicine; medical art; medical skills
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy
to march in; to parade in; to pull in (a net, rope, etc.); to haul in; to incorporate (in); to include
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
that country; (arch.) nirvana
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin