dream for the future; hopes for the future
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
process; course; mechanism
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
boring; dull; uninteresting
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
noted doctor; excellent physician
sick person; patient; invalid
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
by all means; at all costs
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
primary school; elementary school; grade school
car accident; automobile accident
drunk driving; drink-driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge