blood concentration; blood level
cosmetic surgery; aesthetic surgery
neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
similar color; similar colour
fax; facsimile; fax machine
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
celebrating recovery from illness
custom; common practice; habit
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to wash again; to reconsider
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
criminal nature; criminality
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
suspicious character (person, figure)
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
French; French food; French cuisine
serious condition; critical condition
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar