only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to play a central role; to take a leading part
major surgery; major operation
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
different opinion; objection
person of poor character; narrow-minded; unpleasant person; gossip-monger; person of low self-esteem
opening and shutting; opening and closing
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
go that far; to that extent
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
patient's condition; pathology
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
respiratory distress syndrome
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be a matter of life or death
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution