qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to live; to make a living; to get on with
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
nursing school; nursing college
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
while; during; while; although; all; both
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
weather forecast; weather report
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be conspicuous; to stand out
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
imagination; supposition; guess
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since