to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
any more; any further; any better; any longer
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
directly opposite; right in front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
mental; spiritual; emotional
medical world; medical circles; medical community
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
settlement; solution; resolution
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into