passage; path; route; one's way
decision; judgment; resolution
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
detour; diversion; alternative route
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
official business; public business
secondary disease; complications
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
normal value; normal level
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
central venous hyperalimentation; intravenous hyperalimentation
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
fifth day of the month; five days
extraction; withdrawal; evulsion; avulsion
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby