palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
diagnosis; medical examination
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
serious; severe; grave; acute
patient's condition; pathology
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to pass (of time); to elapse
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
answering machine; answer phone
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
space (room, area, outer space)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
document; official papers
to hand over; to surrender
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
of tender years; very young
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
returning from school; going home from school
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop