retention; maintenance; preservation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
postoperative; after surgery
suppuration; festering; coming to head
infectious disease; infection
administration (of medicine)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
it's been a long time; long time no see
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
than; from; out of; except; but; more
story; tale; talk; discussion
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety