circuitous; roundabout; indirect
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
support; backing; patronage
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
many; much; plenty; hardly
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
bedside; near one's pillow
nurse call button; calling a nurse
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
internal medicine; department of internal medicine
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
without permission; without notice
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
time around sunset; early evening
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem