to fall completely silent; to become still as death
(medical) doctor; physician
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite; chloride of lime; bleaching powder
strainer; colander; filter
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
parental love or affection
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
the same ratio or percentage
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
past (exam) question collection
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
useless resistance; vain struggle
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
looking away; looking aside