ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
Taurus (constellation); the Bull
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
the gods of heaven and earth
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
periodic; regular; routine
noted doctor; excellent physician
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
growth period; growing season
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
optimization; optimisation
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to