doctor working in a hospital; physician working in public practice
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
university graduate; having graduated from university
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
stay of execution; suspended sentence
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
private; exclusive; secret
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
one's original family name; maiden name
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk