disease rate; infection rate; morbidity rate
hormone drug; hormone pill; hormone preparation; hormonal agent
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
inheritable character; inheritable; hereditary; inherited
rival (company); competitor
menstrual pain; period pain
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
water's edge; beach; shore
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
within the blood; blood-borne
to talk the night away; to talk all night
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
interview (with a doctor); history taking
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
falsely similar; counterfeit
keeping things tidy and in order
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
branch manager; manager of a branch office
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)