encephalomalacia; brain softening
local anesthesia; local anaesthesia; local anaesthetic; local anesthetic
sponging off one's parents
excretion; discharge; excrement
member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade); muntin; mullion; member
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
to cut; to slit; to slash
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
usage; way to use; utilization
how many times; how often
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
breaking off; snapping off
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
how many months?; how long?
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
good family; respectable family; decent family
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability