doctor working in a hospital; physician working in public practice
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
thank you for your continued patronage
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
a Buddha; deceased person
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to remain married for life
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
opening a business; opening a practice
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
growth period; growing season
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
showing one's face in public; facing another person
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
complete stranger; total stranger
close; intimate; on good terms
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
blood relationship; blood relative