hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
university hospital; teaching hospital
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
persecution complex; paranoia
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
water outlet; tap; faucet
to claim victims; to leave casualties
loud shout; excited cheering
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
fate; chance; relationship; tie
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
help; assistance; service
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be to the point; to be pertinent
money-making; earning money
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove