appendectomy; appendisectomy; appendicectomy
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
inflammation of the gall-bladder; cholesystitis
ureteral stone; ureteral calculus; ureterolith
finger marks; dirt from the hands
working away from the office
medicine taken internally
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
periodic inspection; regular inspection
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
making a surgical incision in the abdomen
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
lucky day; auspicious day
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
large hospital; major hospital
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
drawing blood; collecting blood
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
performing a surgical operation
pretension; conceit; hubris
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it