recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
aquatic products; fisheries
exhibition; exposition; expo; fair
examiner (e.g. patent examiner)
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
class; heading; group; category
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
serious condition; critical condition
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
co-sleeping; sleeping together
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
vomiting blood; hematemesis
temporary absence from school
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
(dead) body; corpse; remains
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
minute; meager; meagre; mean
to put into writing; to write
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
regulation cap; school cap
front entrance; front door
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
law department; law school
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
bashfulness; shyness; (showing signs of) embarrassment