all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
heart attack; to have a heart attack
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
burning off a field (in early spring)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
shock troop commander; spearhead of a shock unit
worst-ever; history's worst
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
sickroom; hospital room; ward
paediatrician; pediatrician
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
normalization; normalisation
pharmacotherapy; drug therapy; medication
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
parent-child relationship
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to be born; to come into the world
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer