to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
recuperation; medical treatment
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
God; god; ace; king; superior person
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
Nishioka Tokuma (1946.10-)
incredible episode (e.g. of a TV show)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
private person; individual
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
until now; so far; up to the present
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
relation; relative; kind; cordial
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
sense of values; values; value system
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected