miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
in comparison to; rather than
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
process; course; mechanism
action of making something; -ification
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
maintenance; preservation; improvement
agreement; stipulation; contract
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
impression; strong belief; conviction
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
had better ...; had better not ...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
when it becomes; when it comes to
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation