(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
grasp; catch; understanding
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to take a breath; to take a short rest
funeral; burial (service); funeral procession
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
face; looks; vestiges; trace
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
third day of the month; three days
moving about; stirring about
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
patient's condition; pathology
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
time; season; period; phase; stage
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting