cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
serious condition; critical condition
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
job; work; duties; trade; skill
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
commodore; brigadier general
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in name only; titular; nominal
to govern; to manage; to subdue
nothing but; none other than
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
severe earthquake; violent tremor
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
promotion; advancement; rising in rank