dialysis; dialytic treatment
unqualified or unlicensed person; (legally) incompetent
the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
catch up with and overtake; pass after catching up with
character actor; character actress
family doctor; family physician
glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; GPT
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
overlap width; margin for pasting together (e.g. two pieces of paper); elbowroom; leeway; room
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
systematically; in turn; consequentially; mechanically; automatically
a fight between equally great opponents
acute abdomen; stomach problem requiring immediate surgery
dexterous feat; speed and precision of a trained hand
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
consciousness or awareness of being ill
epidural anaesthesia; epidural anesthesia
central venous hyperalimentation; intravenous hyperalimentation
outcome (esp. of illness); result; consequence
to be started; to get underway
liver cancer (esp. hepatoma)