physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
repentance; confession; penitence
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
finally; in the end; on top of all that
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
thousands; several thousand
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit