to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
at the top of one's voice
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
the opposite direction; the other way
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
roommate; person sharing a room; flatmate
absence; disregard; indifference
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
at the window; by the window; next to the window
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic