severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
time; hour; period; class
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
woman; female; feminine gender
name; given name; first name
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
hospitalization; hospitalisation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
performer; entertainer; celebrity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
in the hospital; hospitalized
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
behind; in the rear; in back
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)