to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Institute of Infectious Diseases
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
materials; data; document
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt