how many years; how long; what year
to serve; to work for; to attend
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sign; indication; omen; symptom
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to bend; to warp; to curve
because of; owing to; due to
to be worried; to be troubled
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
one day; (on) a certain day
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable