big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
remote access service; RAS; reliability, availability, serviceability; RAS
neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism)
branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
lesion; pathological change
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
to develop into a serious incident
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
doctor's rounds (in hospital)