fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
long ago; previous; of a former age
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
construction; establishment
expansion (in space) of a sales area; increase in the number of beds (in a hospital, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
artery; arterial road; major route
embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
liver cancer (esp. hepatoma)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
circulation (of the blood)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
aorta; important traffic route
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...