notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to throw at; to turn; to raise
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
rest; break; recess; intermission
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
speech and conduct; words and deeds
finally; barely; only just; gradually
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
proclamation; dissemination; promulgation
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
Hominidae (family of great apes)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh