to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
since one was born; (in) all one's life
general idea; concept; notion
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to jump at; to be attracted by
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
epidemic; plague; pestilence
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion