dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
while surprised; suddenly
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
protest; refutation; pleading
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
just because; even if; even though
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
severe; strict; tough; hard
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
looking back; worry; anxiety
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
briefing a patient about a disease; treating a patient by talking to them
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
successfully; with success
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member