kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
moisturizer; moisturizing lotion
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)
being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers
packing; non-metallic seal; washer; gasket
bifurcation; branch; branched; rami-
to behave well; to mind one's manners
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
vertically structured society
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
medical world; medical circles; medical community
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
hospital food; hospital meals