present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
spread; span; expanse; extent
method of treatment; cure; remedy
acupuncture and moxibustion
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
upper half of the body; upper body
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear