study; research; investigation
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
government office; public office
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
section manager; section chief
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
suffix for familiar person
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)