to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
of no interest; not interested
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
Japanese person; Japanese people
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
right side; right-hand side
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be conspicuous; to stand out
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
university hospital; teaching hospital
going to the hospital for regular treatment
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
forcibly; against one's will
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes