pharmaceutical department; college of pharmacy
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
experimental stage; experimental phase
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
man of the hour; woman of the hour
somehow; for some reason or other
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
breakthrough; great discovery
point in question (at issue)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
how long; how far; how much
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
(divine) providence; dispensation
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to harm; to cause harm to