to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
applicant; candidate; volunteer
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to say; to be called; to do
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
to sit down; to take a seat
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
siblings; brothers and sisters
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
strange disease; rare disease
arrhythmia; abnormal heartbeat
diagnosis; medical examination
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
mathematical table; numerical table
per person; per capita; per head
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to challenge (a person) to a fight
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
foundation stone; cornerstone
performance of one's official duties
to have the privilege of doing
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
not worth considering; out of the question
second grade; second class; secondary
third grade; third class; tertiary
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability