tranquilizer; tranquiliser
side effect; adverse reaction
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to be too numerous; to be too much
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
only recently; just of late
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
stealthily; secretly; in secret
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included