opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.; opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); opening of a Diet session (pre-WWII)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
knowing; (an) acquaintance
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
migratory bird; bird of passage
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to half-rise to one's feet
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
reproachful; hateful; bitter
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
medical care; medical treatment
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly