logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
handbrake; parking brake; emergency brake
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
clinic; medical office; infirmary
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
display shelf; display case
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension
mental anguish; mental distress
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
in the hospital; hospitalized
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
recuperation; medical treatment
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman); channeling; female medium; female channeler
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless