after that; afterwards; thereafter
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
hygiene; sanitation; health
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
heart; guts; nerve; central part
dock; thorough physical examination
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)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
heart attack; angina pectoris
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
third day of the month; three days
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
highest level; high-water mark
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne