dysphagia (symptom of difficulty in swallowing); dysphagy
spinocerebellar degeneration; SCD
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth
school for the handicapped; special school
neurology; neurology department
monetary offering; offertory
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
evening meal; dinner; supper
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
medical book; medical journal
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
leaving a club; quitting a club
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph