Mitsuo Aida (1994.5.20-1991.12.17), poet
village lacking a doctor; doctorless village
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
overseas assignment; overseas posting
health care professional; medical worker
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
highball; whisky and soda
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
method of bringing up; method of raising
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code