spot removal, esp. from the skin; spot remover (carpets, etc.)
Cabinet Information Research Office
cosmetic surgery; aesthetic surgery
payment (system) for medical services
reoperation; repeat surgery; second surgery; surgical revision
surgery (academic discipline)
control value; minimal required value
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
orthopedic surgery; plastic surgery
inspector; auditor; examiner; comptroller
public welfare; the people's livelihood
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
custom; common practice; habit
to refuse; to decline; to deny
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
letter of consent; letter of intent; agreement document
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
parliamentarian; member of a congress
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
going to the hospital for regular treatment
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
intelligence operative; spy
Saitama (city, prefecture)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia