pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows
epidural anaesthesia; epidural anesthesia
smooth; even; level; flat
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
contrast medium; radiopaque substance
doctor working in a hospital; physician working in public practice
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps
stand-up work; work performed standing
gag order; gag rule; gag law
general anesthesia; general anaesthesia
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing
medical world; medical circles; medical community
sexual experience (with men)
selfless (pious, righteous) man
operating room; operating theatre
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
troublesome; pain in the butt
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
omitted character; omitted letter
doctor's rounds (in hospital)
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
having a medical examination; seeing a doctor
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God