kidney inflammation; nephritis
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
hemorrhage in the fundus of the eye; hemorrhage in the eyeground
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
corridor; hallway; passageway
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
twilight; dusk; faint light
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
coloured paper; colored paper
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
three; three years of age
turning point; transition phase
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
time; hour; period; class