cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
medical science; medicine
affected part; diseased part; wound
restoration; repair; mending
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
side effect; adverse reaction
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
another time; some other time
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to be prolonged; to drag on
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree