soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
the West; the Occident; Western countries
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to mix; to stir; to blend
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
difficult to ...; hard to ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
try; attempt; try (rugby)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
physical condition; state of health
in perfect form; going swimmingly
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
how; in what way; by what means
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
maintenance; preservation; improvement
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea