chair; stool; post; office; position
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
bento; Japanese box lunch
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
last week; the week before
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
demon of ill health; disease
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
temporary closing of classes
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
recently; lately; these days
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
willpower; energy; vitality