western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
university hospital; teaching hospital
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
entreaty; appeal; petition
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
mass communication; mass media
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
youngest brother; last disciple
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
while; during; while; although; all; both
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
expulsion; excommunication
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)