heart transplant operation
declaration of brain death; determination of brain death; diagnosis of brain death
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
self-interest; personal profit
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
your acquaintance; people who know
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
operating room; operating theatre
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
to drug (someone, food, drink)
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
road approaching a shrine
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
equipment; harness; fittings
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
report card; result sheet
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
change of schedule; schedule change
more than usual; especially; particularly
walking around at night; night travel; night train
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
monetary offering; offertory
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son