to hide; to keep to oneself
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
chemical composition; chemical component
medicine; (pharmaceutical) drug; medical treatment; medical practice and dispensing of drugs
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
assertion; declaration; affirmation
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
poem (esp. tanka); song; pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; singing a poem or song in a loud voice
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
small house; thatched hut
greatness; enormity; superiority; maha
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
meditation; contemplation
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
before ... days (months, etc.)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials