elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
medical science; medical department
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
medical university; medical college; medical school
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
this university; this educational establishment
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
hope; white hope; person of promise
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high