arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
voice change; voice break
to be to the point; to be pertinent
large hospital; major hospital
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
aforementioned; above-mentioned
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to switch off; to turn off
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
philanthropic activity; charity work
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
out-of-school; off-campus
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
going to the hospital for regular treatment
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland