leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
gods or demons that cause epidemics
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to stop (plug) one's ears
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
pus; corruption; rot; evils
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
defense; defence; defensive preparations
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
multifunction; multipurpose
partial; incomplete; imperfect
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
administration (of medicine)
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
death rate; mortality rate