brain tumor; brain tumour
hospitalization; hospitalisation
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
middle of the night; dead of night
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to like; to love; to be fond of
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface