bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
thinnish; somewhat narrow
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to await; to wait for; to expect
revenge; retaliation; requital (for a kind act); return (of a favour); reply; answer
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
peace conference; peace negotiations
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to awake from one's sleep
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to care for someone; to look after someone
serious condition; critical condition
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
grandfather; male senior-citizen
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to check; to stop; to keep back
guidelines for action; personal principles
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance