breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
it hasn't been long since
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
amount of hair; hair volume
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
prickling; stinging; tingling
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
surgery (branch of medicine); department of surgery
computed tomography; computerized tomography; CT
alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to compose; to write; to author
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)