national hospital; hospital run by a central government
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to take on a role; to take part
being adopted into the family of one's bride
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
cold reception; inhospitality
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to become inverted; to become reversed
man of the hour; woman of the hour
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
indolence; laziness; sloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
distinguished or meritorious service
property; fortune; means; assets
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration