medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
the times; the world; society
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
every year; yearly; annually
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
beyond that point; after that
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition