genius; prodigy; natural gift
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
difference; variation; difference
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
election; selection; choice
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
university hospital; teaching hospital
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
medical care; medical treatment
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)