dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
one by one; one after another; successively
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
bed with frame made of pipes
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
gypsum board; drywall; plasterboard
quickly; swishing; whooshing
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
pressure; oppression; suppression
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
sphygmomanometer (instrument used to measure blood pressure)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
stomach ache; abdominal pain
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
medical care; medical treatment
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
nausea; sickness in the stomach
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
white stone; white (go pieces)