expansion policy; road to expansion
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
temporary; provisional; interim
trouble; quarrel; dispute
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
blow; shock; strike; batting
to run a shop; to have a shop
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
chiffon cake; sponge cake
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
diagnosis; medical examination
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
goodness; excellence; virtue
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
right to know; right to access information
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
matcha; powdered green tea
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded