employment en masse (esp. of middle and high school graduates from the rural districts during Japan's post-war economic boom)
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
earth science; geoscience
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
large intestine; large bowel; colon
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
psychiatry; psychiatric department
Aomori (city, prefecture)
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
to happen to hear; to overhear
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
outside of one's area of expertise
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
condition; state (of health); appearance
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
internal organs; viscera; intestines
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you