cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
re-examination; reinspection; retest
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
performing a surgical operation
chatter mark (machine tools)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
leading person; foremost figure
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
coloured paper; colored paper
Nagano (city, prefecture)
answering machine; answerphone
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks