to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
faculty of medicine; college of medicine; department of medicine; school of medicine; medical school
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
national; founded and run by the central government
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one's house; one's home; one's family
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
regular customer; valued client
confidence; trust; faith; credit
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
although I say; although one might say; although called