breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
enteritis; intestinal catarrh
precarious situation; precarious state
drug to lower blood pressure; antihypertensive
a question of whether or not someone should resign
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
pulmonary edema; pulmonary oedema
plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis)
to have a rumor circulating
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures
close; intimate; on good terms
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
(while) holding a post or being in office
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
local news section; the city desk
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
nursing school; nursing college
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one