doctor's rounds (in hospital)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
computerized tomography; CT
physical condition; state of health
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
company president; manager; director
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
tool; implement; means; furniture
complete set; all; everything
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
pericardium; pericardial sac
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene