to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
to become frayed; to become loose
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
excretion; discharge; excrement
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
patient's condition; pathology
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
attenuation; damping; decay
nurse (male or female); personal care attendant
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
sick person; patient; invalid
rough waves; raging waves; stormy seas
serious condition; critical condition
substitute lecturing; substitute lecturer
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to recover consciousness; to come to
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
writing implement; writing tool
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
tourist information center; tourist information centre