to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
oral infection; orally transmitted infection
infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
redoing; doing over again
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies
to lay aside; to set aside
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)