accurate; correct; precise; exact
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
promotion; raising of status
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
to develop into a serious incident
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
infection through contact
money-making; earning money
around the world; throughout the world
people; men and women; each person; everybody
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
avian influenza; bird flu
those (near the second person)
new strains of (pandemic) influenza
PCR test; polymerase chain reaction test
severe acute respiratory syndrome; SARS
Tamiflu (brand-name flu medication)
to be able to manage somehow or another
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
travel history; record of travel; experience of travel
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
all present; all concerned; all of us
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!