spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
temporary retirement; suspension from office
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
(not) even once; (not) ever
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
recently; lately; these days