slightly early; just before
brain tumor; brain tumour
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
re-examination; reinspection; retest
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
being a good listener; good listener
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
great depth; bottomless; great height
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
trivial; not amounting to much
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
white stone; white (go pieces)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to speak ill of; to disparage
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
married woman; another's wife
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break