migratory bird; bird of passage
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
authority; power; influence
(medical) doctor; physician
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
explanation; interpretation
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
patient's condition; pathology
being too late; losing one's final chance
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
having said that; on the other hand
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
many people; a large number of people
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to fall on one's backside
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery