talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
than; from; out of; except; but; more
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
doctor's rounds (in hospital)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
university hospital; teaching hospital
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
medical care; medical treatment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(medical) doctor; physician
authority; power; influence
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)