cessation of breathing; respiratory arrest
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
to die; (lit.) to become a star
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
rate; late; rating; ranking
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
medical science; medicine