all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
the text; the main clause; the main part of a document
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
infants; babies and very young children
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
traditional Chinese medicine
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
psychiatry; psychiatric department
one's (living) environment
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
(physical) growth; development
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to speak ill of; to disparage
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on