neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
having a medical examination; seeing a doctor
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
high blood pressure; hypertension
drug to lower blood pressure; antihypertensive
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
killing time; staving off boredom
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
non-stop flight; direct flight
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
Itami Airport; Osaka International Airport
what time; (lit.) which hour
small; fine; detailed; stingy
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
old couple; elderly couple
home; household; family; hearth