inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
everyday life; daily life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
(temporary) closure of a theater (theatre); stage absence; wrestler's absence from the tournament
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
one cause; one reason; one factor
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
bygones; the past; past event
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to finger; to tamper (with)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
hospitalization; hospitalisation
studies; schoolwork; classwork
physical strength; muscle strength
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
chief; main; principal; important
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to feel depressed; to be down
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be reflected in a mirror
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing