to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
function; facility; faculty; feature
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
avoiding committing oneself; noncommittal
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several people; a few people
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
memory; ability to remember
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
strong interaction; strong force
check; restraint; oppression; repression
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
decrease in level; deterioration; decline
permanent; perpetual; lasting
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
eye symptom; ocular manifestation
to explain adequately; to be accountable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to concern; to be related
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust