alien registration card; foreigner registration card
cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
one's common or popular name
South Korean national living in Japan
to attempt; to test; to try out
public hospital; government hospital; municipal hospital
Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel
revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
what the hell are you saying?
collection (e.g. literary works); collected edition
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
dissociative identity disorder
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
ascites; abdominal dropsy
municipal hospital; public hospital
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis
lack of appetite; anorexia
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)