payment (system) for medical services
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
perfect; just right; ideal
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
paying for the purchase (expense) out of one's own pocket; being responsible for the payment of one's share of the purchase price, expense, etc.
economical; comparatively cheap
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to keep (a person) waiting
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
bureaucratic routine; red tape
priority; order of precedence
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
preface; introduction; preamble
this institution; this parliament; this hospital; this clinic
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
last ray of hope; only hope
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to jump upon (a moving object)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes
first class seat (on a JR train); seat in the first class compartment
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
speculation; thinking; meditation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity