effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to smash violently; to crush
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
from here; from this place
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sixth day of the month; six days
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
going into battle; departure for the front
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
position; location; base; point; site
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
failure; mistake; blunder
to watch over; to watch attentively
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all