acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
infection; contagion; becoming infected
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
home area; home town; local
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
originally; by nature; from the start
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
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
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)