to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
university hospital; teaching hospital
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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
young and energetic; up-and-coming
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
wounded person; injured person
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
trivial; not amounting to much
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
dealing with; coping with
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
long ago; already; a long time ago
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to be able to manage somehow or another
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly