establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it's been a long time; long time no see
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
medical science; medicine
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
illegal; illicit; unlawful
at that time; in those days
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
ago; since; before; previous
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
death; the next world; to pass away; to die