serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
just one person; only one
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
faculty of medicine; college of medicine; department of medicine; school of medicine; medical school
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
unfortunately; regrettably
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
why; how; for what reason
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
considerably; greatly; a lot
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous