(medical) doctor; physician
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dodgy dealings; monkey business
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
the opposite sex; isomerism
to refer to; to use as reference
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
education; training; discipline
as a child; when one was a child
to slide down (snow, etc.)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
scene; sight; scenario; setting
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
leader; central personage
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre