teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
almost; roughly; approximately
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
rubber raft; inflatable boat
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
long ago; already; a long time ago
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
adverse circumstances; adversity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...