firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
totally willing; fully motivated
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to recall; to remember; to recollect
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
university hospital; teaching hospital
noted doctor; excellent physician
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
because of; owing to; due to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett