cyclosporin; cyclosporine
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
community-based health care; community medicine
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
prosecution; indictment; impeachment
medical director; chief physician
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
medical world; medical circles; medical community
holding out a little longer
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
first (of its kind) in Japan
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
assistant professor; associate professor
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
to apologize; to apologise
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
all companies; each company
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
in line with this; therefore
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore