clinical study; clinical trial
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
small sum (of money); small amount
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
biological older sister; real elder sister
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
shoji (paper sliding door)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
kitchen; financial situation; finances
troubled face; worried expression
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
sense of duty (obligation)
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse