to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
directly opposite; right in front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
good news; happy news; glad tidings
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
northern part of a prefecture
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
mental; spiritual; emotional
medical world; medical circles; medical community
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
settlement; solution; resolution
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly