currying of political favor; buying political influence
national research and development agency
cerebral edema; cerebral oedema
bipolar (in electronics); bi-polar
motor area (of the cerebral cortex)
embossing a pattern; repoussé; drum signaling the end of a performance; serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf); printout
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
Shōwa era (1312.3.20-1317.2.3)
language area of the cortex; speech centre (center)
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
malignant tumor; malignant tumour
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
heavy concentration; overconcentration
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
infrastructure improvement
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran