laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (type of laser eye surgery); LASIK
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
coming and going; commuting
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
beyond that point; after that
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
decoration; ornament; trimmings
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
manners; courtesy; etiquette
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune