private clinician; physician in private practice
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
dressing oneself; personal grooming
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
24 hours; twenty-four hours
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
fretting about forced idleness
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
round meat; meat from a pig's thigh (from which ham is made)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant