written request for permission to leave early (school, work, etc.)
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; MODS; multiple organ failure (former term); MOF
increase; raising (e.g. embankment, levee); padding or inflation (e.g. of a bill)
boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent
hemorrhagic shock; haemorrhagic shock
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
flap (of an aircraft wing)
Kōhei era (1058.8.29-1065.8.2)
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
medical world; medical circles; medical community
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
Cupar (Britain); Cooper; Couper; Cowper
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
assembling a criminal case
stupid girl; stupid woman
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
troublesome; pain in the butt