(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to speak; to say; to vocalize
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
great hurry; great haste; rush
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
elder sister; older female friend
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to wash away; to rinse off
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
reopening; resumption; restarting
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
another prefecture; other prefectures
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
(political) power; authority; influence