patient's condition; pathology
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
story of one's experiences
weak point; unskillfulness
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
on the street; around town; the world; the public
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
conference room; council room
several times; a few times
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
careless person; thoughtless person
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
physical condition; state of health
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
compilation; editing; recording
short short (story); flash fiction
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam