medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to leave the government service
scholarship; scientific attainments
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
conscientious; scrupulous
biological child; one's own child
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
abandoned child; foundling
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
middle of the night; dead of night
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon