overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
gale; strong wind; high wind
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
romantic; spicy; coquettish
duty; obligation; responsibility
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
university hospital; teaching hospital
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
complete set; all; everything
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper