not yet known; unknown; strange
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
stomach lining; gastric wall
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
common knowledge; well-known fact
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
becoming cancerous; canceration
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
try; attempt; try (rugby)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
Labor Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Tochigi Prefecture (Kanto area)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
medical university; medical college; medical school
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category