central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
several years; a few years
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it's been a long time; long time no see
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
visual impairment; vision impairment; vision loss
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
medicine; medical science
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
at that time; in those days