sudden infant death syndrome; SIDS; cot death; crib death
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
doctor's no-consultation day
Gemini (constellation); the Twins
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
entering and leaving hospital
raising an army; launching business
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
witness stand; witness box
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
mental illness; emotional disorder
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
to pen; to write; to draw
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
timewasting; killing time
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics