knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
one or two; a few; small number
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
medical university; medical college; medical school
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
first time; first; initial
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
property; fortune; means; assets
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
copying (by hand); transcribing
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
extinct plants and animals
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
medicine; medical science
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing