in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
patient's condition; pathology
this university; this educational establishment
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
choices; alternatives; options
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
on the occasion of; at the time of
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to make a fool of someone
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member