hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
the same generation; coeval
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
while; during; while; although; all; both
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind