the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
enteritis; intestinal catarrh
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
Kitazato Shibasaburou (1853.1.29-1931.6.13)
feces; excrement; number two
otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
private plan; one's own plan
close; intimate; on good terms
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
this university; this educational establishment
kidney failure; renal failure
to be promoted to a higher rank
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
legislation; development of laws
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
first (of its kind) in Japan
to be careful; to take the utmost care
intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
private clinician; physician in private practice
rejection; negation; voting down