to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
private clinician; physician in private practice
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
about here; in this neighborhood
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
environment; surroundings; circumstances
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
in the prefecture; prefectural
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be erected; to be built
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
St. Luke's International Hospital (Tokyo)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order