strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
index finger; forefinger; second toe
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
worst; worst-case (scenario)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
means of transportation; transport service
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
wherein; therein; thereinto
present-day science; modern science
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
ancient times; distant past; antiquity