old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
notice; attention; observation
early (days); initial stage; initial
don't worry about it; forget about it
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
medical world; medical circles; medical community
at that time; in those days
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
blending of Japanese and Western styles
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
development; exploitation
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
Fleming; Flemming; Flemyng
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically