custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
recuperation; medical treatment
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
how; in what way; how about
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to pass (of time); to elapse
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
technological development
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
reaction of a living body
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
restoration; repair; mending
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
combination; union; binding; bond
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
link; directory entry; rink
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
serious wound; serious injury
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal