Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
islets of Langerhans; pancreatic islets
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant; renter
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
again; once more; a second time
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
choices; alternatives; options
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
physical education; PE; gym (class)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
very intensive training; very hard training
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
on bad terms; at loggerheads
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
disinheritance; disowning