complete recovery of health
how many years; how long; what year
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to provide; to arrange; to install
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
hard to reach place; remote place
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer